where is Insert key

You can use these:

Insert: fn+return

Alt+Insert: fn + alt/option + return

I'm pretty sure that is just 'enter' instead of return...

if you're running RDP on a MacBook Pro (like I am), I just figured out a solution. see: http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/84389/how-do-i-simulate-the-insert-key- in-windows-on-a-macbook-pro/139748#139748

I have just spent time looking into this, this morning.

Here's my solution. I decided that on my MacBook Pro & Apple Bluetooth Keyboard I want to just make one of my keys an 'Insert' key. The key that I NEVER use and is conveniently placed is the 'Section' key or 'double s' [top left hand corner under the escape key].

To remap this key I used Karabiner (https://pqrs.org/osx/karabiner/). It's an excellent key remapping software.

Unfortunately this particular key swap was not already programmed in the software so you need to modify the private.xml file. See here for details (https://pqrs.org/osx/karabiner/xml.html.en)

As I was wanting this key swap for Lotus Notes I changed the 'section' key to a key combination (shift+command+U), but you could easily change it to 'insert'.

Here is the xml code for both:

'Section' to 'shift+command+U'

<?xml version="1.0"?>

<root>

<item>

<name>Make § Key Insert Key</name>

<identifier>private.section_to_insert</identifier>

<autogen>__KeyToKey__ KeyCode::UK_SECTION, KeyCode::U, ModifierFlag::COMMAND_L, ModifierFlag::SHIFT_L</autogen>

</item>

</root>

'Section' to 'PC Insert'

<?xml version="1.0"?>

<root>

<item>

<name>Make § Key Insert Key</name>

<identifier>private.section_to_insert</identifier>

<autogen>__KeyToKey__ KeyCode::UK_SECTION, KeyCode::PC_INSERT</autogen>

</item>

</root>

Hope this helps.

Ben.j

Try command+shift+U That works as the insert key used to for Lotus Notes to mark a document as unread, so perhaps that will work in other applications.

To my knowledge there isn't one. And I wish there wasn't one on PC either.

Highlight the text you want to replace and start typing, Text will be replaced.

Thanks, this was killing me in Notes. command+shift+U worked. I tried the other combos people posted and they did not work