It’s easy to hit the CapsLock key and suddenly find your upper and lower case intentions, reversed. If you know you’ve hit CapsLock, you can quickly press it again before you do any real damage. If you don’t realize you’ve hit it, you could type for a while before realizing what you’ve done. It can be a nuisance to fix.
If you’re a clumsy typist and it happens often, you could probably use a little help. That’s where the Windows accessibility options come in. You can use one to sound off when you hit CapsLock (or NumLock or ScrollLock). Here’s what you do:
- From the Start menu, choose Control Panel (in Windows XP).
- Double-click the Accessibility Options applet.
- In the resulting dialog, check Use ToggleKeys.
- Click OK.
Now, when you press CapsLock (or the other toggle keys), Windows will beep at you. This feature won’t stop you from pressing the key, but it will alert you so you don’t keep typing!
This isn’t strictly an Office tip-it works in all applications.
