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Watch this: Enable and disable overtype in Word 2007
 

Is the text in your document disappearing as you type? Overtype can be useful when you want to replace one set of text with another but can cause difficulties if you are not aware that it is turned on. Watch the video to see how to enable and disable overtype in Word 2007.

Watch this Demo button Demo: Editing options dialog box in Word

How to do it (text version): Text disappears as I type.

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