Apple's OS X has a really neat feature whereby a little icon pops up in  
the message box you're typing in if you're in All Caps.  (One of the very  
few innovative aspects of that OS!)  I was wondering if this is possible  
somehow with XP or if there was some program I might use to accomplish  
this?  I don't know how many hundreds of times I've been entering and  
re-entering passwords that come up as a very informative **********.  Of  
course the smart thing would be to have the option to show the password  
instead of those stars since many of us are working alone.

"Gary Gary" <blah@blah.blah> wrote in message
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> Apple's OS X has a really neat feature whereby a little icon pops up in
> the message box you're typing in if you're in All Caps.  (One of the very
> few innovative aspects of that OS!)  I was wondering if this is possible
> somehow with XP or if there was some program I might use to accomplish

We know MS coded this function because the Log On menu includes
a CAPS LOCK detector.

> this?  I don't know how many hundreds of times I've been entering and
> re-entering passwords that come up as a very informative **********.  Of

This is avoidable if we keep passwords in a separate file, and toggle to
and from it, with key commands to Copy and Paste.

-- 
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

It is possible with any PC and OS providing you have Office installed.

-- 
Peter

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"Gary Gary" <blah@blah.blah> wrote in message 
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> Apple's OS X has a really neat feature whereby a little icon pops up in  the 
> message box you're typing in if you're in All Caps.  (One of the very  few 
> innovative aspects of that OS!)  I was wondering if this is possible  somehow with 
> XP or if there was some program I might use to accomplish  this?  I don't know how 
> many hundreds of times I've been entering and  re-entering passwords that come up 
> as a very informative **********.  Of  course the smart thing would be to have the 
> option to show the password  instead of those stars since many of us are working 
> alone. 

"Gary Gary" <blah@blah.blah> wrote in message 
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> Apple's OS X has a really neat feature whereby a little icon pops up in 
> the message box you're typing in if you're in All Caps.  (One of the very 
> few innovative aspects of that OS!)  I was wondering if this is possible 
> somehow with XP or if there was some program I might use to accomplish 
> this?  I don't know how many hundreds of times I've been entering and 
> re-entering passwords that come up as a very informative **********.  Of 
> course the smart thing would be to have the option to show the password 
> instead of those stars since many of us are working alone.

Well, lets see:  If you have a standard desktop computer the keyboard will 
have a Caps Lock light on it somewhere.  Locate that and look at it before 
you start typing your passwords.  Laptops also may have the same light. 
Every version of Windows from 2000 on (don't yet know about Win 7) have a 
feature that will sound a tone when the caps lock key is pressed (on) and a 
different tone when it is pressed (off) again.  To activate on XP, Open 
Control Panel, Accessibility Options, Keyboard, Toggle Keys.  Ensure that 
the PC beep is turned on and not muted in the sound system. 

"Gary Gary" <blah@blah.blah> wrote in message 
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> Apple's OS X has a really neat feature whereby a little icon pops up in 
> the message box you're typing in if you're in All Caps.  (One of the very 
> few innovative aspects of that OS!)  I was wondering if this is possible 
> somehow with XP or if there was some program I might use to accomplish 
> this?  I don't know how many hundreds of times I've been entering and 
> re-entering passwords that come up as a very informative **********.  Of 
> course the smart thing would be to have the option to show the password 
> instead of those stars since many of us are working alone.

I am using a Microsoft Wireless Multimedia Keyboard 1.1 (to give you the 
complete model name from the bottom) and it pops up an advisory message 
whenever I toggle the Caps Lock key. Similar messages come up when I click 
on the Mute button, which is an extra button provided on this keyboard 
(along with buttons for My Documents, My Pictures, My Music, Mail, Web/Home 
Messenger, and others.)

Maybe a keyboard like this would help you?

-- 
Rhino 

I use "capsunlock" from http://www.brainsystems.com/capsunlock. It uses the 
CapsLock the same as the shift. When you release the CapsLock key it is back 
to lower case. I've had it for years so if the address doesn't work do a 
search for "CapsUnlock".

Frank

"Gary Gary" <blah@blah.blah> wrote in message 
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> Apple's OS X has a really neat feature whereby a little icon pops up in 
> the message box you're typing in if you're in All Caps.  (One of the very 
> few innovative aspects of that OS!)  I was wondering if this is possible 
> somehow with XP or if there was some program I might use to accomplish 
> this?  I don't know how many hundreds of times I've been entering and 
> re-entering passwords that come up as a very informative **********.  Of 
> course the smart thing would be to have the option to show the password 
> instead of those stars since many of us are working alone. 

On 3/5/2010 11:53 AM, Rhino wrote:
> "Gary Gary"<blah@blah.blah>  wrote in message
> news:op.u83wglsou4oxh7@----------.wp.shawcable.net...
>> Apple's OS X has a really neat feature whereby a little icon pops up in
>> the message box you're typing in if you're in All Caps.  (One of the very
>> few innovative aspects of that OS!)  I was wondering if this is possible
>> somehow with XP or if there was some program I might use to accomplish
>> this?  I don't know how many hundreds of times I've been entering and
>> re-entering passwords that come up as a very informative **********.  Of
>> course the smart thing would be to have the option to show the password
>> instead of those stars since many of us are working alone.
>
> I am using a Microsoft Wireless Multimedia Keyboard 1.1 (to give you the
> complete model name from the bottom) and it pops up an advisory message
> whenever I toggle the Caps Lock key. Similar messages come up when I click
> on the Mute button, which is an extra button provided on this keyboard
> (along with buttons for My Documents, My Pictures, My Music, Mail, Web/Home
> Messenger, and others.)
>
> Maybe a keyboard like this would help you?
>
I have the same type keyboard. Besides the little onscreen popup it also 
toggles a light on the keyboard/mouse receiver. Of course if you're not 
looking at the screen or receiver as you type you may not notice it.

Bill

On Mar 5, 1:24=A0pm, "Peter Foldes" <ok...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> It is possible with any PC and OS providing you have Office installed.
>
> --


I have a PC with XP Pro and Office 2007 Enterprise.

How do I enable this feature?

On Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:03:47 -0600, "Gary Gary" <blah@blah.blah> wrote:

>Apple's OS X has a really neat feature whereby a little icon pops up in  
>the message box you're typing in if you're in All Caps.  (One of the very  
>few innovative aspects of that OS!)  I was wondering if this is possible  
>somehow with XP or if there was some program I might use to accomplish  
>this?  I don't know how many hundreds of times I've been entering and  
>re-entering passwords that come up as a very informative **********.  Of  
>course the smart thing would be to have the option to show the password  
>instead of those stars since many of us are working alone.

Watch for these changes :

a - A
b - B
c - C

and so on

Jose

I have that option set in the Control Panel\Keyboard\Key Setting . This setting 
showed up when I installed Office 2003 Enterprise on my W2K3 R2 Enterprise box. When 
I used my Test machine which still has the Office 2010 Enterprise this option is not 
there. I cannot speak for Office 2007 since I did not check for this when we were 
doing the Beta quite a while back
-- 
Peter

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"Jose" <jose_ease@yahoo.com> wrote in message 
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On Mar 5, 1:24 pm, "Peter Foldes" <ok...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> It is possible with any PC and OS providing you have Office installed.
>
> --


I have a PC with XP Pro and Office 2007 Enterprise.

How do I enable this feature? 

On Mar 6, 2:02=A0pm, "Peter Foldes" <ok...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Jose
>
> I have that option set in the Control Panel\Keyboard\Key Setting . This s=
etting
> showed up when I installed Office 2003 Enterprise on my W2K3 R2 Enterpris=
e box. When
> I used my Test machine which still has the Office 2010 Enterprise this op=
tion is not
> there. I cannot speak for Office 2007 since I did not check for this when=
 we were
> doing the Beta quite a while back
> --
> Peter
>
> Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
> Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.
>
> "Jose" <jose_e...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>
> news:fb34c2de-d49c-40e3-be99-195ce7d8d82e@b7g2000yqd.googlegroups.com...
> On Mar 5, 1:24 pm, "Peter Foldes" <ok...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > It is possible with any PC and OS providing you have Office installed.
>
> > --
>
> I have a PC with XP Pro and Office 2007 Enterprise.
>
> How do I enable this feature?

I may have never noticed it if it was there and I don't see it now.

I was just curious - I'll keep an eye out for it now.

>> Apple's OS X has a really neat feature whereby a little icon pops up in
>> the message box you're typing in if you're in All Caps.  (One of the  
>> very
>> few innovative aspects of that OS!)  I was wondering if this is possible
>> somehow with XP or if there was some program I might use to accomplish
>> this?  I don't know how many hundreds of times I've been entering and
>> re-entering passwords that come up as a very informative **********.  Of
>> course the smart thing would be to have the option to show the password
>> instead of those stars since many of us are working alone.
>
> I am using a Microsoft Wireless Multimedia Keyboard 1.1 (to give you the
> complete model name from the bottom) and it pops up an advisory message
> whenever I toggle the Caps Lock key. Similar messages come up when I  
> click
> on the Mute button, which is an extra button provided on this keyboard
> (along with buttons for My Documents, My Pictures, My Music, Mail,  
> Web/Home
> Messenger, and others.)
>
> Maybe a keyboard like this would help you?

I'm using a Microsoft 4000 Natural wired model but when I go into Control  
Panel, Keyboard, I don't see any options there for this.  Using XP Pro,  
SP3.
I can't see the keyboard when I type so having a light on or off won't  
help me.  And even then its not nearly as good as seeing something on the  
screen.

>> Apple's OS X has a really neat feature whereby a little icon pops up in
>> the message box you're typing in if you're in All Caps.  (One of the  
>> very
>> few innovative aspects of that OS!)  I was wondering if this is possible
>> somehow with XP or if there was some program I might use to accomplish
>> this?  I don't know how many hundreds of times I've been entering and
>> re-entering passwords that come up as a very informative **********.  Of
>> course the smart thing would be to have the option to show the password
>> instead of those stars since many of us are working alone.
>
> Watch for these changes :
>
> a - A
> b - B
> c - C
>
> and so on

Now THAT was funny!  LOL!  :)  Well done!  Nothing like good ol' dry humor.

Sounds interesting but I just need to know if its on or be reminded that  
it is indeed on.  I know a lot of people disable the Caps Lock key  
entirely but I find it very useful in many documents I create so that  
ain't an option unfortunately.  Wish it was. :)

> I use "capsunlock" from http://www.brainsystems.com/capsunlock. It uses  
> the
> CapsLock the same as the shift. When you release the CapsLock key it is  
> back
> to lower case. I've had it for years so if the address doesn't work do a
> search for "CapsUnlock".
>
> Frank
>
> "Gary Gary" <blah@blah.blah> wrote in message
> news:op.u83wglsou4oxh7@----------.wp.shawcable.net...
>> Apple's OS X has a really neat feature whereby a little icon pops up in
>> the message box you're typing in if you're in All Caps.  (One of the  
>> very
>> few innovative aspects of that OS!)  I was wondering if this is possible
>> somehow with XP or if there was some program I might use to accomplish
>> this?  I don't know how many hundreds of times I've been entering and
>> re-entering passwords that come up as a very informative **********.  Of
>> course the smart thing would be to have the option to show the password
>> instead of those stars since many of us are working alone.
>
>

>> Apple's OS X has a really neat feature whereby a little icon pops up in  
>> the message box you're typing in if you're in All Caps.  (One of the  
>> very few innovative aspects of that OS!)  I was wondering if this is  
>> possible somehow with XP or if there was some program I might use to  
>> accomplish this?  I don't know how many hundreds of times I've been  
>> entering and re-entering passwords that come up as a very informative  
>> **********.  Of course the smart thing would be to have the option to  
>> show the password instead of those stars since many of us are working  
>> alone.
>
> Well, lets see:  If you have a standard desktop computer the keyboard  
> will have a Caps Lock light on it somewhere.  Locate that and look at it  
> before you start typing your passwords.  Laptops also may have the same  
> light. Every version of Windows from 2000 on (don't yet know about Win  
> 7) have a feature that will sound a tone when the caps lock key is  
> pressed (on) and a different tone when it is pressed (off) again.  To  
> activate on XP, Open Control Panel, Accessibility Options, Keyboard,  
> Toggle Keys.  Ensure that the PC beep is turned on and not muted in the  
> sound system.

You know I remember seeing Accessibility Options before but I can't  
remember if its pre-XP or not.  Can someone confirm please? I'm using XP  
SP3 and I don't see it but I've customized a lot of the Start Menu stuff  
so maybe I deleted it. I do see Keyboard but don't see anything in there  
to help this situation. As in there is no "Toggle Keys".

"Gary Gary" <blah@blah.blah> wrote in message 
news:op.u86hk6ypu4oxh7@----------.wp.shawcable.net...
>>> Apple's OS X has a really neat feature whereby a little icon pops up in 
>>> the message box you're typing in if you're in All Caps.  (One of the 
>>> very few innovative aspects of that OS!)  I was wondering if this is 
>>> possible somehow with XP or if there was some program I might use to 
>>> accomplish this?  I don't know how many hundreds of times I've been 
>>> entering and re-entering passwords that come up as a very informative 
>>> **********.  Of course the smart thing would be to have the option to 
>>> show the password instead of those stars since many of us are working 
>>> alone.
>>
>> Well, lets see:  If you have a standard desktop computer the keyboard 
>> will have a Caps Lock light on it somewhere.  Locate that and look at it 
>> before you start typing your passwords.  Laptops also may have the same 
>> light. Every version of Windows from 2000 on (don't yet know about Win 
>> 7) have a feature that will sound a tone when the caps lock key is 
>> pressed (on) and a different tone when it is pressed (off) again.  To 
>> activate on XP, Open Control Panel, Accessibility Options, Keyboard, 
>> Toggle Keys.  Ensure that the PC beep is turned on and not muted in the 
>> sound system.
>
> You know I remember seeing Accessibility Options before but I can't 
> remember if its pre-XP or not.  Can someone confirm please? I'm using XP 
> SP3 and I don't see it but I've customized a lot of the Start Menu stuff 
> so maybe I deleted it. I do see Keyboard but don't see anything in there 
> to help this situation. As in there is no "Toggle Keys".

It isn't on the start menu.  Follow the instructions shown in my original 
response.  It is on the Keyboard tab once you get Accessibility Options open 
from Control Panel.  The third item down.  You should see "Sticky keys, 
Filter keys and Toggle keys."  If not you are in the wrong place. 

"Jose" <jose_ease@yahoo.com> wrote in message 
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> On Mar 6, 2:02 pm, "Peter Foldes" <ok...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> Jose
>>
>> I have that option set in the Control Panel\Keyboard\Key Setting . This 
>> setting
>> showed up when I installed Office 2003 Enterprise on my W2K3 R2 
>> Enterprise box. When
>> I used my Test machine which still has the Office 2010 Enterprise this 
>> option is not
>> there. I cannot speak for Office 2007 since I did not check for this when 
>> we were
>> doing the Beta quite a while back
>> --
>> Peter
>>
>> Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
>> Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.
>>
>> "Jose" <jose_e...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:fb34c2de-d49c-40e3-be99-195ce7d8d82e@b7g2000yqd.googlegroups.com...
>> On Mar 5, 1:24 pm, "Peter Foldes" <ok...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > It is possible with any PC and OS providing you have Office installed.
>>
>> > --
>>
>> I have a PC with XP Pro and Office 2007 Enterprise.
>>
>> How do I enable this feature?
>
> I may have never noticed it if it was there and I don't see it now.
>
> I was just curious - I'll keep an eye out for it now.


On Word 2007 the Caps lock indicator can be put in place but is not there by 
default.  To turn this on start Word, right click on the blank area of the 
status bar (where it says page 1 of 1).  You will see a large menu appear to 
customize the status bar.  Click the area to the left of Caps Lock to turn 
on the check mark.  Once turned on you will see the status of the Caps Lock 
key on the status bar.  The other item that should be turned on but isn't in 
it's default status is the Insert/Overtype mode control.  This is a 
clickable item that turns on insert mode or when clicked again turns on the 
overtype mode. 

> On Word 2007 the Caps lock indicator can be put in place but is not  
> there by default.  To turn this on start Word, right click on the blank  
> area of the status bar (where it says page 1 of 1).  You will see a  
> large menu appear to customize the status bar.  Click the area to the  
> left of Caps Lock to turn on the check mark.  Once turned on you will  
> see the status of the Caps Lock key on the status bar.  The other item  
> that should be turned on but isn't in it's default status is the  
> Insert/Overtype mode control.  This is a clickable item that turns on  
> insert mode or when clicked again turns on the overtype mode.

But will this indicator show up in a browser?  (I think not, right?)  I  
need it for my browser since that's where I am typing passwords that I  
cannot see (just a bunch of stars).

"Gary Gary" <blah@blah.blah> wrote in message 
news:op.u86g7xl0u4oxh7@----------.wp.shawcable.net...
>>> Apple's OS X has a really neat feature whereby a little icon pops up in
>>> the message box you're typing in if you're in All Caps.  (One of the 
>>> very
>>> few innovative aspects of that OS!)  I was wondering if this is possible
>>> somehow with XP or if there was some program I might use to accomplish
>>> this?  I don't know how many hundreds of times I've been entering and
>>> re-entering passwords that come up as a very informative **********.  Of
>>> course the smart thing would be to have the option to show the password
>>> instead of those stars since many of us are working alone.
>>
>> I am using a Microsoft Wireless Multimedia Keyboard 1.1 (to give you the
>> complete model name from the bottom) and it pops up an advisory message
>> whenever I toggle the Caps Lock key. Similar messages come up when I 
>> click
>> on the Mute button, which is an extra button provided on this keyboard
>> (along with buttons for My Documents, My Pictures, My Music, Mail, 
>> Web/Home
>> Messenger, and others.)
>>
>> Maybe a keyboard like this would help you?
>
> I'm using a Microsoft 4000 Natural wired model but when I go into Control 
> Panel, Keyboard, I don't see any options there for this.  Using XP Pro, 
> SP3.
> I can't see the keyboard when I type so having a light on or off won't 
> help me.  And even then its not nearly as good as seeing something on the 
> screen.

I assume that the messages popping up when I click on Caps Lock (or Mute) 
are enabled somehow within the drivers for the keyboard. I didn't 
reconfigure anything in Control Panel/Keyboard to start getting those 
messages.

I don't know if you really want to spend money on a different keyboard to 
get the onscreen notifications about Caps Lock being toggled. It might not 
be worth the money to you. I'm just mentioning that my keyboard does what 
you want in case it IS worth spending some money on it.

By the way, this may do more harm than good but you COULD try installing the 
drivers for the Microsoft wireless keyboard on your computer and see if you 
suddenly get the onscreen notifications when you click on Caps Lock. As I 
said though, even if you get the onscreen notifications, this may cause new 
problems with the keyboard itself if you use the drivers for a different 
keyboard than the one you've actually got connected. Still, it would be easy 
enough to reinstall the current drivers if using the Wireless drivers 
causing problems for you.....

--
Rhino