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Insert/Overwrite command

Summary

Toggles insert/overwrite mode.

Description

Toggles insert/overwrite mode. EmEditor usually starts with the insert mode. When EmEditor is in insert mode, the cursor is shaped as an "I", and inserting a character will not delete any existing characters. When EmEditor is in the overwrite mode, the cursor becomes a solid rectangle, and inserting a character will delete the existing characters and will overwrite with new characters. This command will toggle the insert mode and the overwrite mode. If the Save Insert/Overwrite Mode check box on the General tab of the Configuration Properties dialog box is checked, EmEditor will start with overwrite mode enabled if it was previously enabled.

How to Run

Plug-in Command ID

Macros

[JavaScript]

editor.ExecuteCommandByID(4142);

[VBScript]

editor.ExecuteCommandByID 4142

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