Typing instruction in something I never received so my typing skills are on the unique side. Needless to say I am not a talented typist. When I’m working on a document, I frequently hit the Caps Lock key by mistake. Once I realize it, I have to go back and change my work back to lower case.

If you’re like me and you look at the keyboard when typing instead of at the screen, you may be interested in this tip. Windows XP allows you to create a sound alert for pressing keys such as the Caps Lock. This way you know right away that you have pressed it. To accomplish this, open the Accessibility Options applet within the Control Panel. From the Keyboard tab, click the Use ToggleKeys option and click OK.

Now Windows XP will alert you each time you press any of the following keys: Caps Lock, Num Lock, and Scroll Lock.

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