I would like to be able to overwrite text in Windows Notepad. I am using Windows 7 Professional. Ideally I would like to be able to position the cursor next to a string of text and erase that text by pressing the spacebar until the cursor has passed over every character in the string without adding additional spaces to the document. Is that possible?

I have tried pressing the 'Insert' key, but that does not help. Nor does using 'Num Lock' and pressing the 'Ins' or '0' key.

Unfortunately, I have not been able to find a solution elsewhere on the internet.

I do not think I am using notepad++. The application is listed as 'notepad.exe' under 'Properties'.

Thank you for any suggestions.