# TextViewGenerator.InsertionMode Property

> Specifies whether text is inserted or overwrites existing text.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET Server
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Property
- **Introduced:** 34.0
- **Namespace:** `TXTextControl.ServerVisualisation`
- **Package:** `TXTextControl.TextControl.Core.SDK` (assembly `TXTextControl.Server.Core.dll`, from the private NuGet feed or Text Control Offline Packages)
- **Package:** `TXTextControl.TextControl.ASP.SDK` (assembly `TXTextControl.Server.dll`, from the private NuGet feed or Text Control Offline Packages)
- **.NET Framework:** reference `TXTextControl.Server.dll` from the setup
- **Path:** TX Text Control .NET Server > Reference > TXTextControl.ServerVisualization > TextViewGenerator.InsertionMode Property
- **491 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol-servervisualization/textviewgenerator/insertionmode-property/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol-servervisualization/textviewgenerator/insertionmode-property/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol-servervisualization/textviewgenerator/insertionmode-property/llms-full.txt

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### Description

Specifies whether text is inserted or overwrites existing text.

### Syntax

```csharp
public InsertionMode InsertionMode { get; set; }
```

```vbnet
Public Property InsertionMode As InsertionMode
```

### Members

| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| Insert | Text is inserted at the current text input position. |
| Overwrite | Text is overwritten at the current text input position. |

### Examples

The following example applies bold formatting through the text view generator's selection by using `TextViewGenerator.InsertionMode`.

```csharp
Selection formattedSelection = textViewGenerator.Selection;
formattedSelection.Bold = true;
textViewGenerator.Selection = formattedSelection;

textViewGenerator.InsertionMode = InsertionMode.Insert;
Console.WriteLine($"Insertion Mode used by Text View Generator: {textViewGenerator.InsertionMode}");
```

```vbnet
Dim formattedSelection As Selection = textViewGenerator.Selection
formattedSelection.Bold = True
textViewGenerator.Selection = formattedSelection

textViewGenerator.InsertionMode = InsertionMode.Insert
Console.WriteLine($"Insertion Mode used by Text View Generator: {textViewGenerator.InsertionMode}")
```

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## Nearby

- **Previous:** [TextViewGenerator.InputPositionChanged Event](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol-servervisualization/textviewgenerator/inputpositionchanged-event/llms-full.txt)
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