0 Recommended Answers 2 Replies 11 Upvotes. The insert is activated by the function key I think. That is why it is labeled with both 0 and Ins on the key itself.. Enabling Overtype mode in the status bar. I'm confused. I'm guessing that it's lacking in the BIOS. It overtypes in some editors in SAP. Check the box for Use the Insert key to control overtype mode to allow the Insert key to control the Overtype mode. On certain ASUS laptops the insert and delete button are the same. Is there another way to correct this problem? My problem is being on a laptop, an HP Pavilion dv5, there is no separate "Insert" key, only the "Ins/Prt Sc" key. It's not like numeric keys where the primary is lit up and the shifted value is smaller white text in the upper left. It appears that (unlike other Thinkpads with the newer keyboard type), the 'insert' key is not emulated by pressing Fn-I. The other emulated keys (SysReq, break, etc.) I updated the driver - no improvement. The 0 key at the bottom of the numpad on the upper-right of your keyboard will function as an Insert key when Num Lock is turned off. Am I the only one with this I need the insert key in the Midnight Commander (MC) running in Terminal and in Remote Desktop Connection (RDP) when connecting to my Windows PC. I tried toggling with the insert key, but that has not worked. The Insert functionality of my SB2 Del/Ins key doesn't work. The insert key on my Dell Inspiron laptop's keyboard does not toggle between insert and overwrite. The missing insert key a problem in SAP. Also, this key doesn't light up with the other fn keys when fn is pressed. Select Overtype to show the Overtype option in the status bar. Because I tried it then and even if I toggle the button, it wouldn’t switch from overriding the command but would continue to insert the letters to the existing words. I recently tried to use Windows Narrator to read some highlighted text on-screen. While I understand that it's seldom used, as a developer, the key has its use in various editors. In email, I cannot make inserts without overwriting (a blue cursor appears). After looking into it, I was informed that Narrator is controlled by Windows Shortcut keys, such as pressing Insert + G or Insert + F8 for certain functions. It's a weird key. Note that the Shift key acts as a temporary toggle on the Num Lock state when you press one of the keypad keys (just like Shift acts as a toggle on Caps Lock for letters). For Midnight Commander the answer is Ctrl+T. seem to be fine. Click Ok. Is there some shortcut to simulate the Insert key Unfortunately, no. While you don’t mention what model laptop you have, I’m willing to bet that there is some sort of key or key combination for the insert key. Insert is presumably a sub-function of the Delete key, activated by pressing the Fn key followed by Del. 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