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Determining if Overtype Mode is Active with WordBasic
Summary: Is your WordBasic macro running with overtype mode active? This code will let you know. (This tip works with Microsoft Word 6, and Word 95.)
If you are using a macro that inserts text in a document, you might want to determine if the overtype mode is active. This is the typing mode that results in every keypress replacing an existing character in the file. If you don't check for this, your macro could have undesired results. The following line of WordBasic macro code checks the status of the overtype mode turns it off if it is on.
If SelInfo(23) Then OverType 0
Tip #754 applies to Microsoft Word versions: 6 95
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