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The editing options menu has two choices.
The first option, Backspace Settings, allows you to set whether the backspace key is destructive or not. A non destructive backspace acts as a left arrow, no characters are deleted. The default for this option is FALSE, indicating that the backspace key is not destructive.
The second option, Initial Insert Mode allows you to set the initial insert state of the editing fields. Edit fields can have insert mode initially set on TRUE (on) or FALSE (off). The default for this option is FALSE - insert mode is initially off.