How to press the <Insert> key when it's not there?

Anonymous
2013-02-11T22:28:22+00:00

Given that there is no <Insert> key on the Surface/Type keyboard, what key combination will generate the <Insert> key scan code?

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Anonymous
2013-02-14T12:15:52+00:00

While a bit of a kludge, leave your window active, click the window key to the 'Start' panel.  Drag top or bottom to expose All Apps and open it.  Drag all the way right to the ease of use section and it's On-Screen Keyboard.  Open it.  Drag from the left edge to expose your app.   Insert is middle of the right side of the kb.  Pause is there too (window +Pause is one of my favs... with no pause key on other easily access kbs on the Surface)

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-02-25T19:22:20+00:00

    Thank you George.  I just ordered my Surface, and was EXTREMELY disappointed not to have an insert key-I use it all the time for Logmein.

    Ridiculous as this oversight is by microsoft who have really done a good job on the surface but spoilt it with some schoolboy errors.....all the keyboard ones can easily be worked around using autohotkey... you can remap whatever you need

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-02-14T12:15:37+00:00

    Thank you George.  I just ordered my Surface, and was EXTREMELY disappointed not to have an insert key-I use it all the time for Logmein.

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-01-28T14:19:39+00:00

    Thanks for the reference to this other thread with its useful key remapping utility.  Sorry for the slow response (and even sorrier if Microsoft doesn't do something about the <insert> key).

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-01-17T14:35:45+00:00

    here's another tool that might help, posted by another surface pro user:

    http://www.surfaceforums.net/forum/microsoft-surface-pro/4793-how-map-insert-key-your-surface-keyboard.html

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