Q: MacBook Pro "Insert" Function

See if this helps you at all: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5636?viewlocale=en_US

This discussion suggests Fn + M is the equivalent of Insert. See the last post in the thread.

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/1355556?start=0&tstart=0

Did you try fn and "Return"?

fn is a modifier, like Shift.

you would hold down fn while you press Return.

Just out of curiosity, what Input Source (i.e. British, U.S.) are you using?

I had the same experience as TagGuy. I was using a plug in keyboard (with number pad), and monitor connected to my Mac Book Pro and the Fn + Return just tabbed to the next field. However, when I performed Fn + Return ON THE LAPTOP keyboard it perform the INSERT function.  Hope it works for you.

Had the same exprience like TagGuy. Did any of the suggestions worked out for you?

BTW this was my problem, I use RDP on my macbook pro to connect to my work pc and I login to my unix account through exceed on-demand client from my work pc. My unix text editor is vim. I tried all possible keystrokes, none of them helped achieve shift+insert (paste) the copied text into the editor. I found out a round about way through good old windows on-screen keyboard. It's a 3 step process but comes handy and acts as my only resort. Anyways, I select the text ( or copy it normally) from anywhere in my pc, then go into the editor and execute shift+insert on the on-screen keyboard and that flawlessly pastes the copied text into my editor. From that time on, I always keep the on-screen keyboard open while doing RDP on my macbook pro.

Google and find this post.

Zlig, Thanks a lot for your hint, it works for me.

I use MBP 2013 Late + Parallels Desktop + Windows VM + Putty.

'Shift+Fn+Return' can do Paste , so seems that 'Fn+Return' can serve as 'Insert'

It took me awhile to figure it out but use control + c for cut and control + v for paste. It worked for me using a macbook pro connected to windows 7 through RDP.