Insert/Overwrite mode

From: Richard L. Dery <dickdery_at_teleport.com>
Date: Sun Jan 01 2012 - 22:56:07 CET

I'm preparing an introductory class on word processing and have a couple
of questions.

All of the materials I've been using to prepare for the class mention
that overwrite mode is rarely used, and is typically entered by
accidentaly pressing the Insert key.

Here are the questions:

What good is overwrite mode?

Why is it included in word processing software?

Happy New Year, everyone!
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