how to insert text on MacBook Pro keyboard

How does one insert text on MacBook Pro keyboard so the typed letters do not shift the text that is already there to the right?

Ron’s MacBook Pro 15" 2015, MacBook Pro 15″

Posted on May 10, 2023 12:10 PM

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May 10, 2023 1:01 PM in response to Ronald Hijduk

If you are talking about “overtype mod”, that is only possible in certain apps like Word.

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May 10, 2023 1:37 PM in response to Ronald Hijduk

Ronald Hijduk wrote:

Yes, I'm trying to overtype. For example, on a Word document that has lines, I'd like to overtype so the line does not shift when I type.

Thanks.

See the link I provided in my post

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May 10, 2023 2:45 PM in response to Tom Gewecke

Tom Geweke,

Yep, that gets me the option to overwrite. On my MacBook Pro running MacOS 13 Ventura, I two-finger tap the bottom border of the Word document to get the menu you showed. Thanks so much! Cheers!

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May 10, 2023 1:10 PM in response to Tom Gewecke

Yes, I'm trying to overtype. For example, on a Word document that has lines, I'd like to overtype so the line does not shift when I type.

Thanks.

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