Why is Netbeans Overwriting my Code?

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fr00ty_l00ps picture fr00ty_l00ps · Jan 13, 2012 · Viewed 27.7k times · Source

I am having a slight problem. I believe that my Netbeans is set to overwrite, so when ever I type something, it deletes whats in front of it. The editor cursor has also changed, from the usual vertical line, to a solid black block. Any Ideas?

Answer

soldier.moth picture soldier.moth · Jan 13, 2012

Try pressing the Insert button on your keyboard. You can confirm this by looking the lower right hand corner a 'OVR' means you are in Overwrite mode, whereas 'INS' means you're in insert mode(the mode you want to be in).

Overwrite mode vs. Insert mode

See Wikipedia docs on Insert Key, also see highlighted button shown below: enter image description here

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