If it is clear, then overtype mode is turned off and insert mode is active. Instead, they've left Overtype mode in, but arranged the default keyboard settings so that the Insert key doesn't engage the mode. If the status bar is not visible in your configuration of Word, then you can turn overtype mode off (and on) by following these steps: If you double-click on OVR again, then insert mode is active and you can continue to edit away. Click on the Review tab and follow steps 2, 3, and 4 as explained in the previous section of this article. To turn the lights back off, select the Switch Modes button again (it will now be displayed as a moon). To lock your text boxes, follow the procedure stipulated below: Open the Word document and click on the File tab > Options.In the left pane, click on Customise Ribbon and tick the Developer checkbox to activate the Developer tab. Click the Edit icon, check the box for Overtype mode, and then click OK. To turn on Overwrite mode for Word 2008, from the Word menu, select Preferences. Then, select Use the Insert key to control overtype mode. The Winword.exe file is located in the following folder by default: Microsoft Office Word 2010. To turn on the ability to enter Overwrite mode for Word 2007, from the Office Button menu, select Word Options, and then Advanced. This will change the editor back to a light mode while leaving the ribbon, background, and status bars black. Locate the Office folder, click the Winword.exe file, and then click Open. Overtype mode becomes active, the OVR letters become bold, and you can proceed to make any edits you desire. In the Dark Mode section, select Switch Modes (sun icon). One way to switch between insert mode and overtype mode is to double-click on the OVR letters on the status bar.
If insert mode is active, then the OVR letters still appear, but they are gray and not as visible. If it is, you will see the letters OVR there in bold black type. You can tell if overtype mode is active by looking at the status bar. The procedure performs functions similar to the event procedure described above. When a Word 2007 user clicks the Word Menu>Print>Print command the procedure named 'FilePrint' intercepts the built-in 'FilePrint' command. When overtype mode is active, information isn't inserted, but replaces whatever is to the right of the insertion point. In this situation, you can restore PHT by immediately switching to Print Preview and Edit mode then closing the mode. When insert mode (the default) is active, the information you type is inserted at (where else?) the insertion point. To reactivate your Office applications, reconnect to the internet.Word has two different editing modes you can use-insert mode and overtype mode. If you don’t connect to the internet at least every 31 days, your applications will go into reduced functionality mode, which means that you can view or print your documents but cannot edit the documents or create new ones. You should also connect to the internet regularly to keep your version of Office up to date and benefit from automatic upgrades.
Internet access is also required to access documents stored on OneDrive, unless you install the OneDrive desktop app. For Microsoft 365 plans, internet access is also needed to manage your subscription account, for example to install Office on other PCs or to change billing options. However, internet access is required to install and activate all the latest releases of Office suites and all Microsoft 365 subscription plans. You don’t need to be connected to the internet to use Office applications, such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, because the applications are fully installed on your computer.