Talk:Caps lock
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I should start taking the caps lock key off of every computer I use. I hate it. iT ONLY GETS IN THE WAY AND IS REALLY ANNOYING WHEN YOU HIT IT ON ACCIDENT AND THEN YOU HAVE TO GO BACK AND FIX WHAT YOU JUST TYPED. 69.216.115.161 21:07, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
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Can anyone explain why most caps lock keys on modern keyboards are on two tiers?
- At a guess? So that you don't accidentally hit it when you're trying to hit the "A". Jouster (whisper) 19:15, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
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What can you do if your caps lock key is sticking?If any ones looking at this ,tell me!
- Clean your keyboard.
- On some keyboards, you can safely remove the keycaps and clean out beneath them. (Check with your computer's manufacturer or vendor.) A sticky key is often due to dirt caught underneath the keycap or in the key mechanism. If you can't remove the keycaps, get a can of compressed air and blow it between the keys.
- Or just try turning it upside down, holding it over a wastebaket, and gently shaking it.
- (Oh -- unplug it before you do any of these things.) --FOo 07:51, 1 December 2005 (UTC)
- Just break it off. It's pretty much useless anyways. 07:43, 18 December 2005 (UTC)
- wHAT?? nEVER!! cAPS LOCK IS THE BEST KEY ON THE KEYBOARD pSYCHOMELODIC 21:33, 25 February 2006 (UTC)
caps lock aint important...GET A MAC
- Last time I worked on a Mac it had a caps lock key. --Mathew 13:39, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
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Caps lock day? I think this should be removed from the entry. It is only listed in a couple small blogs and appears to be more of a silly prank... Jebba 06:28, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
- Results 1 - 10 of about 4,420,000 for caps lock day --lesalle 20:26, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
can someone please tell me why you can't just select text and then hit Caps Lock to either capitalize or decapitalize letters the same way you'd Bold or Underline something??? how many times have you typed something not realizeing the caps lock was on and then had to delete it and retype it. it's obnoxious. come on gates.... come on jobs..... this seems so easy!
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That "The caps lock is a key on a computer keyboard" is a historical coincidence- they happened to be on mechanical typewriters and ended up on computer keyboards where they hardly ever fulfilled a function. Maybe that should be mentioned. Spogelse 12:33, 10 November 2007 (UTC)
[edit] funny
the last guy whO EDITED THe page has a sense of humor... REVERTED! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sick&ridiculous (talk • contribs) 00:29, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
