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Mac Forum / Applications / Word / January 2008Overtype mode button
There is no overtype mode button on the status bar in Word 2008. Anyone know how to put it there? As far as I know, you can¹t customize the Status Bar. However the Overtype command is available for Toolbar Customization. Go to View>Customize Toolbars and Menus and click on the Toolbars & Menus tab. Decide what menu you¹d like to add the command to (or create your own custom toolbar) and select it. Then switch to the Commands tab and select the All Commands option. The list you¹ll see is alphabetical, so look for Overtype. Drag the command to your selected Toolbar. If you want to give it an icon, right>click (or Cmd>click) on it and select Properties. Click on the arrow to the left of the Name box and choose an icon. Then change the View button to your preferred option. (Default style gives you the icon only.) HTH  Signature***Please always reply to the newsgroup!*** Beth Rosengard Mac MVP Mac Word FAQ: <http://word.mvps.org/Mac/WordMacHome.html> My Site: <http://www.bethrosengard.com> On 1/25/08 12:16 PM, in article ee8a842.-1@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw, > There is no overtype mode button on the status bar in Word 2008. Anyone know > how to put it there? ...And of course you can also assign a keyboard shortcut to it if you wish - but beware one point: Not only has it been removed from the Status Bar, but there is also *No Indicator* displayed when you have Overtype mode active. I realize many people still rely on it, but it really is a throwback feature which I discarded as soon as I began to realize how many ways there are to precisely select text to be replaced. IMHO, "select & type" is far more accurate & efficient. Toggling that monster on/off [or neglecting to do so] used to drive me crazy:-) Regards |:>) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac On 1/25/08 7:54 PM, in article C3BFC4B8.5BBA1%bethrosengard@earthlink.net, > As far as I know, you can¹t customize the Status Bar. However the Overtype > command is available for Toolbar Customization. Go to View>Customize [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > HTH Thanks for the replies. I appreciate the help. Barb So, in other words, the 'Overtype Mode' check box under Preferences/Editing Options (that says it will place an OVR button on the status bar) does absolutely nothing?! > So, in other words, the 'Overtype Mode' check box under Preferences/Editing > Options (that says it will place an OVR button on the status bar) does > absolutely nothing?! I think you're reaching... The description text in that dialog doesn't say anything like "it will place an OVR button on the status bar". It says "You can also click OVR on the status bar to turn on or turn off overtype mode". Looks like that bit of description text was left there inadvertently. The checkbox DOES turn Overtype mode on or off. The overtype mode check box turns on overtype mode permanently, on my machine. The description doesn't say it will place an OVR button on the status bar--it says that the OVR button is an alternate route to the same function. Except the description has not been updated for 2008, it's left over from 2004, so it's wrong. > So, in other words, the 'Overtype Mode' check box under > Preferences/Editing Options (that says it will place an OVR button on > the status bar) does absolutely nothing?! Open Word 2008. Right Click on a blank area of the menu bar. Customize tool bar and menu All Commands Commands Overtype Drag to the menu bar and place where you want it. Thats not on the status bar but is in the menu bar at the top. |
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