Insert Key / Overtype / Overwrite Mode

Str1cken wrote:
That's actually not true. The Mac version of Word has this feature, and you can read about how to activate it here:

What is not true?
I wrote:

+In Apple product this kind of feature is not treated at program level but at system one.+
+They aren't available in the system so they are no more available in the programs.+

I thought that my message was clear enough, I was writing upon Apple's programs, not upon those writen here and there.

It's not surprising to see that from time to time, µsoft take care to give commun features to its products (but not always: VBA for instance).
But I'm really not interested by what they do.

My only concern here are Apple products.

You think that the described feature is a must. It is clear that for Apple engineers, itsn't and my guess is that we will have to live without it for years 😉

Yvan KOENIG (from FRANCE jeudi 15 mai 2008 21:23:23)

Hello

In Apple product this kind of feature is not treated at program level but at system one.
They aren't available in the system so they are no more available in the programs.

So, we are unable to use them in Pages.

It's not the kind of missing feature which will push me to µSoft products 😉

Yvan KOENIG (from FRANCE jeudi 15 mai 2008 17:33:31)

Hi Str1cken,
Yes in Word 2004 the lower right of a document has the OVR. Though I've known it's there I never use it. My preference is to highlight text then type.

Pages doesn't have OVR feature; highlight the text then type. Feature for feature Pages isn't intended to compete with Word. Also, Pages does things that Word cannot, same as WordPerfect does things Word cannot. That's not a bad thing it's just a thing; vender choice.

Be aware the folks on these Discussion boards are, as yourself end users not Apple employees.

Send feedback directly to the Pages team for enhancement requests: at the top of your screen to the right of the blue Apple please click Pages > Provide Pages Feedback. Explain in detail your desire for the OVR feature. This makes your request known to that team directly; don't expect to hear back from them. I've sent many as well.

Let's hope the next version of iWork incorporates many of the requested enhancements.

Thank you in advance for doing that.

Again, welcome to Pages Discussions, have fun here.

Sincerely,
RicD

Sorry, Pages doesn't offer that feature. Just highlight the type you want to overtype and start typing.

Walt