I saw another post about this, but I couldn’t figure out how to fix it on a Mac. When I highlight text, I used to just be able to begin typing and that existing text would be overwritten. Now, when I type, it just adds to that highlighted text. I’d like to turn that feature off. I’m looking in Tools > Keyboard, but I don’t see this “Ins” that is mentioned in other posts. Is it different on a Mac? How do I turn this off?
Overwrite mode doesn’t need a selection to start overwriting.
Is the new and old text in orange? If so, you have Track changes on.
Click Edit > Track changes > Accept All to remove the old text and keep the new.
Then click Edit > Track changes > Record to toggle recording of changes to off.