Hello everyone,
It absolutely drives me crazy when I’m typing along only to find out that I have the CAPS LOCK on. My USB connected keyboard has a blue light to alert me when I’m using capital letters, but I can’t always see this light because my keyboard is positioned underneath my raised laptop.
But did you know that you can set the CAPS LOCK key to alert you by making a sound? Yes, every time you press the CAPS LOCK key (whether you mean to do so or not), you can hear a “beep” to tell you when CAPS are on, and another “beep” to tell you when CAPS are off.
Here is what you need to do:
1) In Windows Vista and Windows 7, open the Control Panel and click on Ease of Access Center.
2) Scroll down and click on Make the Keyboard Easier To Use. Then select Turn on Toggle Keys. Hit OK.
In Windows XP just do this:
Open the Control Panel and select Accessibility Options. Then, under the Keyboard tab, check Use Toggle Keys. Hit OK. You will now hear a “beep” to let you know that you are typing in capital letters.
Professor Randy says: Don’t waste precious time! You can know for certain when your typing in CAPS by configuring the CAPS LOCK key to “beep” when pressed. The sound will alert you and you’ll know for sure! How cool is that?
3:10 pm on February 14th, 2016 1
how do i know in windows 10 whether my caps lock is on or off ?
6:06 am on October 10th, 2017 2
No, that’s not good enough. If I turbed on caps lock ten minutes ago, it’s useless. I want something that will notice that I am typing in “reverse caps”, and either alert me, or automatically fix it.
10:42 pm on April 7th, 2020 3
Yes Mark, I have the same problem which all the writers seem to miss : if I’ve turned caps lock on a few minutes ago, I forget about it. I need to get beeps the moment I start to type type, telling me that my caps lock is on.
3:18 pm on May 7th, 2020 4
I have a wireless Microsoft keyboard and since day 1 the F lock key doesn’t tell me if I’m in caps mode or not. Yes, I hear the different beeps but it would be better to have the light ‘on’ when in CAPS mode. Txs. for help…
10:28 am on August 1st, 2021 5
iN an earlier version that was a legend that came on the bottom of the screen about these instead of beeps. I don’t mind the beep but I prefer the legend. Can we do it now???
5:37 am on October 5th, 2021 6
I’m deaf so noises don’t work for me.
1:46 pm on October 20th, 2023 7
Mark:
Exactly! I used a Dell keyboard that would only click when in CAPS more … not just one beep, but all the time until you go back to lower case. But I cannot locate a thread that addresses this. Everyone thinks you’re looking for the Toggle Switch.