<p class="TextInTable">Press <span class="T1">Ins</span> to toggle between overwrite mode and insert mode. The current mode is displayed on the status bar.</p>
<p class="Head2">With the mouse:</p>
<p class="Paragraph">On the status bar, click on the button indicating the current mode to switch to the other mode:</p>
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<p class="P2">INSRT</p>
<p class="P3">Insert mode is enabled. <help:switch select="Program" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"><help:case select="WRITER">The text cursor is a blinking vertical line. </help:case></help:switch>Click in the field to enable overwrite mode.</p>
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<ul class="L2">
<li class="">
<p class="P4">OVER</p>
<p class="P5">Overwrite mode is enabled. <help:switch select="Program" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"><help:case select="WRITER">The text cursor is a blinking block. </help:case></help:switch>Click in the field to enable insert mode.</p>