In WORD click TOOLS\OPTIONS\EDIT (tab). On the left, clear the check mark by "overtype mode to turn it off.
In LIBRE I see TOOLS>OPTIONS but no EDIT.
How do I turn the OVERTYPE MODE OFF?
EDIT ebot, too many exclamation marks and emotions.
If you add typed “overwrite” in the search box, you would have found at least:
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