Where is the Insert key located on the keyboard? Does the location vary? Do some keyboards have different key selections to create different insert effects?

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Where is the Insert key located on the keyboard? Does the location vary? Do some keyboards have different key selections to create different insert effects?

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How does the "Insert function without erasing" differ from the "Insert function with erasing" as to how or what keys are selected? Why does a carriage return allow one to move back to insert the new text, and then delete the intervening space of the carriage return, giving the overall effect of inserting text without erasing what already precedes the newly inserted text?

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Answer 1

Hello there,

Thanks for reaching out here regarding this query!

When editing in Microsoft Word (MS-Word) you often need to add or remove line-breaks (carriage returns) from your document.

Inside your word document, a paragraph is represented by the - symbol (which looks like a reverse P). The problem is that you cannot specify this carriage return symbol on a replace command.

It's not necessary to use a Macro for changing line breaks because MS Word allows the "carat p" symbol ^p (carat is the <shift> 6 key) to represent a carriage return in an MS-Word replace command.

For example, if you want to put each sentence on a new line, you can use find ---> replace and enter:

find: . replace: .^p Conversely, if you are pasting-in a web page into an MS-Word document you may want to remove the double line breaks and you can use the same replace techniques to replace double carriage returns with a single carriage return:

find: ^p^p replace: ^p

Hope you understand!

Watm regards, Albert

Answer 2

Insert versus Overtype mode is controlled from the Options dialog box if you are running Word for Windows. Click File > Options > Advanced and look for the options "Use the Insert key to control overtype mode" and "Use overtype mode."

Also, note that the best practice when typing in Word is to press Enter once to create a new paragraph. Add some spacing between paragraphs by choosing a value for Spacing Before (or Spacing After) in the Paragraph dialog box. See https://shaunakelly.com/word/concepts/rulesfortyping.html.

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