How to disable overtyping or the insert function on HP Pavilion 15p models

[LightningWolf]

I want to stop overtpying while typing. When I click using the cursor on the typed text it highlights a letter in the word instead of getting the cursor between letters. When I start typing it over writes the words ahead of it. How do I stop this?

[Malygris1]

Hi @LightningWolf 

Welcome to the HP Support Forums!

I understand that you are overwriting text when typing. From how you wrote the problem, I am unclear as to whether the <Insert> key is working or not. Normally it is a toggle to enable/disable the Insert function.

If it does not work or does not seem to respond, then I would suggest:

Notebook Keyboard Troubleshooting (Windows 😎

Let me know if that helped.

[LightningWolf · Accepted solution]

Hi Malygris1,

Thanks for the reply. The link you sent me didn't quite help. However after typing the question on the blog earlier I decided to restart my computer. The problem didn't occur again.

I don't think I toggled the overtype function and it must have been a glitch between my touchpad and the wireless mouse I was using. When I had the problem I tried to untoggle the insert function by pressing the "fn" key and the "0/ins" key or using the "fn" key and the "prstsc/ins" key at the sametime. It didn't seem to work because I must have been switching it on and off without seeing a difference.

Everything is fine now. I now know how to toggle it on and off by holding the "fn" function key and the "0/ins" or "prt sc/ins" key at the same time.

Thanks anyway  

[Ranaa]

Press Shift and the Zero button at the same time to enable and desable the annoying Insert function.

[LauraLea16]

THANK YOU!!

[LauraLea16]

THANK YOU!