For example if I wanted to enter a space, tab a paragraph or enter new words, it deletes what is forward from the highlighted text. Is this a glitch? How do I solve this problem?
You have switched on ‘Overwrite’ mode. Hopefully you see the ‘StatusBar’ (bottom). There you get the hint. Press the ‘Insert’ key once. Done. It’s not a cursor problem.
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