Windows 2000 -

: Use the On-Screen Keyboard by typing osk in the Run dialog if you need to input characters not on your physical keyboard.

: By default, you are in Insert mode , where new text pushes existing text to the right. Pressing the Insert key toggles Overwrite mode , where new typing replaces existing characters. Common Commands & Shortcuts windows 2000

To write text in Windows 2000, you primarily use for plain text or WordPad for formatted documents . Using Notepad (Plain Text) : Use the On-Screen Keyboard by typing osk