Toggling Insert and Overwrite Mode

You can enter text in the NetBeans Source Editor using Insert mode (the default) or Overwrite mode. When using the EDT Editor keybindings, changing this mode requires a combination key instead of a single keystroke.

In order to toggle between Insert and Overwrite mode, do the following:

Use the ALT key with the INSERT key: ALT\INSERT

The INSERT key on DEC (left) and PC Navigation Keypads

This is necessary because the INSERT key performs a different function in the EDT Editor than in NetBeans. The default NetBeans Editor keybinding for toggling Insert and Overwrite mode is not available when the navigational keypad is used for EDT keybindings. In particular, the INSERT key on the navigational keypad acquires the EDT insert text functions (as in the PASTE and RESTORE commands).

The Source Editor is in Overwrite mode