Typing deletes text.

[Uncle Mo]

After I have compiled my email message, I may decide to INSERT a correction
or even a sentence. As I type in each additional letter the following letters
that were already there are deleted. So to get round the problem using the
space bar the following text has to be moved further along the line to create
a long space at the point of insertion. It's extremly frustrating especially
when you happily type away only to look up and see the end of your original
message gone. never happens in any other programme.
Any ideas?

 

[Guest]

After I have compiled my email message, I may decide to INSERT a
correction
or even a sentence. As I type in each additional letter the following
letters
that were already there are deleted. So to get round the problem using the
space bar the following text has to be moved further along the line to
create
a long space at the point of insertion. It's extremly frustrating
especially
when you happily type away only to look up and see the end of your
original
message gone. never happens in any other programme.
Any ideas?

I'm not sure, but I think you can turn that on or off by hitting the
Insert key.

 

[Uncle Mo]

You learn something every day! Thank you Shawn and Robert, it is as you say
by pressing the insert key it activates the text deletion. Can't see the
purpose of that procedure, no doubt some one will know. Happy New Year Folks
Uncle Mo