<p class="Paragraph"><help:help-text value="visible">This field displays the current insert mode. Here you can switch between INSRT = Insert or OVER = Overwrite.</help:help-text> <help:switch select="Program"><help:case select="CALC">This field is only active when the cursor is in a cell or in the input line of the formula bar.</help:case></help:switch></p>
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<p class="Paragraph">Simply click in the field to toggle the modes (except in the OpenOffice.org Basic IDE, as only the <span class="T1">Ins</span> key is active).<help:switch select="Program" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"><help:case select="WRITER"> <help:switch select="System"><help:case select="MAC"> </help:case><help:default>If the cursor is positioned in a document, you may also use the (Ins) key to toggle the modes.</help:default></help:switch> </help:case></help:switch></p>
<p class="Paragraph">In the insert mode, new text is inserted at the cursor position and the following text is shifted to the right. The cursor is displayed as a vertical line.</p>