How do I stop automatic deleting when i go back to edit?

[katem]

I'm writing out a long outline very much in draft form, and when I go back to
edit or change anything Word is automatically deleting each character that
follows. For example, when I go back to to put a space before "the sky is
blue" the quotation mark is deleted by the space and if I try to replace the
letter "t" is also deleted and so on. Does anyone know how to fix this?

Thanks!

 

[Pesach Shelnitz]

Hi,

Press the Ins key to switch from overwrite mode to insert mode.

 

[CyberTaz]

You've managed to get into OverType mode -- most likely by accidentally
pressing the Insert key if using a version other than 2007 [version info is
always helpful]. Press Insert again or dbl-click the black OVR characters in
the Status Bar.

In 2007 see if the word Overtype appears in the Status Bar [Window Frame]...
if it does, click it. You may also want to right-click the Status Bar &
select the feature to turn it off.