Switching Between Insert Mode and Overwrite Mode

With the keyboard:

Press Insert to toggle between overwrite mode and insert mode. The current mode is displayed on the Status Bar.

With the mouse:

On the Status Bar, click on the area indicating the current mode in order to switch to the other mode:

• INSRT

  Insert mode is enabled. Click on the area to enable the overwrite mode.

• OVER

  The overwrite mode is enabled. Click on the area to enable insert mode.

Keyboard commands