What command/key is equivalent to the insert key on a Windows-based PC?

Whenever I type in Microsoft Word, I type over already typed words. I somehow unknowingly pressed a command/key, since Word wasn't like this before. But I did notice that this is the same result of the insert key on a Windows-based PC. The only problem is that I don't think there is a specific insert key on the iBook. So does anyone know the command or key?

Hi,
Welcome to the Discussions.
Word has its own keyboard shortcuts. Open Word and click on Help. Type keyboard shortcuts in the search box and you'll generate quite a list of topics.
For OS X shortcuts see the following page.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=75459
John

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After load the pdf in this program, what commands must follow to make the correction (edit),

if you use
http://www.doc2pdf.net/
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I did try with some samples of files but, in some pages where a subheading is in eg page45, in pdf moved to page44, well to modify the pdf so is exact alignment like doc I must use ACROBAT? Well, conversions from this site must done non-restrict modify the pdf? well since I have Acrobat Pro 9, after load the pdf in this program, what commands must follow to make the correction (edit), and save the file?

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I have taken the following actions to fix the problem:
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- Using Disk Utility to repair permissions and verify disk (no change to problem)
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- Quicksand (update - but Quicksand was NOT on my computer last year when the problem started)
- VLC Media Player (this WAS on my computer last year but was NOT on my computer in the 3 months with no issue).
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2) I'd like to fix the problem without wiping my computer and doing a clean install of everything. Any ideas of how I could avoid doing that?
3) If I have to sacrifice VLC to solve the problem, fine, but I'd prefer not to. Any ideas as to how I could use it still?
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Are the prompts for UCCX 7 (windows based) and UCCX 9 (Linux Based) are different ?
There are no default prompts available in the script editor folder of UCCX 9.
I have downloaded some prompts from the internet with .wav format, but those prompts are not working.
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I have also attached the prompts i have downloaded from the internet.

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