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
    2015-08-18T06:24:47+00:00

    I agree, completely stupid design. But easy to work around. Use SharpKeys by Randy Rants or another key remapper, and remap the F12 key if you don't need it to INS. While there you can remap Caps (I remap mine to Shift).

    Also painful on the very fine but also very stupid keyboard is the distance of the Fn key from PgUp etc. IMO they should have found space for independent keys.

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-08-18T05:40:36+00:00

    I'm going with the Chris Christie connection.  The alternative -- MS dropping the much appreciated and oft-used INSERT key -- just makes so much less sense to me...

    ~Allen

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-08-09T12:45:46+00:00

    Just use AutoHotKey to remap any key to Insert. I used '²' (squared), but I have a french keyboard, and it is replaced by a backtick on a qwerty keyboard.

    So my AutoHotKey script is as simple as : 

    ²::Ins

    To map backtick to Insert key it would be :

    `::Ins

    And you can also use any key combination you like.

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-07-20T18:57:31+00:00

    Perhaps it's because VMWare uses the Insert key in their vSphere interface.

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