Ooo, I fixed that one. Now I don't know how to use the "r'" command to replace a character. This is becoming exciting! Thanks in advance! Ned ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ned" <ngranic@xxxxxxx> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Monday, March 21, 2005 1:28 PM Subject: vi insertion question HI list, I am trying to insert a line in a document with vi. Precisely, I need to insert that line to be the first one in the document. How can I turn on/off the insertion mode in vi? Acording to instructor, we have to use the escape key to get out of the insert mode for every new line. How can I switch btw the modes in vi and how can I know in what mode is the program at? Many thanks! Ned _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup at braille.uwo.ca http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup