How to fix Caps Lock

This is a guide as to how to fix that pesky Caps Lock.

Step 1 Things you will need

1. Small flathead screwdriver
2. Keyboard
3. Half of a brain (a full brain works just as well, sometimes better)
4. Your hand

If you don't have a hand or a keyboard, there is no real need for this instructable. You would not be able to type without either one of those.

Comments

[bmiles]

iSEEM TO BE STUCK, THERE IS NO HOLE UNDER MY KEY. sHOULD i TAKE A DRILL AND JUST MAKE A HOLE?

i'LL JUST MAKE A HOLE.

[Crakur]

ha, got a kick out of this

[zim_256]

C'mon, you have a LED on your keyboard, you can see that you're typing all in CAPS, you can replace the CAPS LED with a big red one, and also, you can actually install a software that tells you that the key is ON, and you need to remove the key? What abou those annoying programs that turn CAPS ON every time they run (some Fox programs)? How you will turn CAPS off then?
This is keyist and very pointless. And shows that you type looking at anything but your screen or keyboard.

[Davvik]

I enjoyed this instructable very much! Hah, I like where you're going with this one. Good Job

[EaglesNestOne]

Only people who don't look at the screen as they type need to remove their Caps Lock key. (Unless you just over-use it like a nub ;P)

[Derin]

ITS SPELLED NOOB

[EaglesNestOne]

Press the key that's usually just left of the "A" key. OR: Follow this instructable to prevent such an incident occurring in the future. It can be spelt noob, n00b, nub, newbie,.... no one cares.

[bmlbytes]

or newb, noobie

[gannon12raiders]

I'M GOING TO BE COMPLETELY ORIGINAL AND TYPE IN ALL CAPS TO COMMENT THIS INSTRUCTABLE BECAUSE I'M SURE NOBODY ELSE HAS HAD THE SAME IDEA.

[RedFlash]

I DID

[Sunbanks]

Well...You can also type with your feet ;P Anyway this is a good idea, I always hit the Caps lock key unknowingly and it annoys me when I type something reaaallly long, all in caps.

[bmlbytes]

Ever tried typing with your feet? It goes something like this: vfhjvcjdkjdkdjccjkdcjkdjdddddddnd n cdjhndc ncdnhjdn jcjdcjn vjnhcndjdskjds

[Derin]

I tried. I wrote the sentence above with my foot.

[dombeef]

Here is my shot at this= I LIKe PiE TEst TEST Test ohuhUHIUHIUhIUYgiuyiuyGITULhiugIYFGIUgUYIGuyfbhUGI

[ekulmeekul]

hbiuju uhjkiosx koizsa snjhoiokt oki cajhnfgt gfhrythgyn aswkijgtnhb myh drgfsdreedseeeferst Its just not fair my toes are too big for the keys

[Sunbanks]

I can type pretty well with my feet :)

[Derin]

does hard riing a b elllllllll

[fwjs28]

step 8 mash caps lock key with a hammer, pour acid over key, set on fire, then finally, try to put it back into the keyboard, if it goes back in, you failed if it is unrecognizable and doesn't fit, congrats....

[usarmykid92]

lmao

[2high]

Is the CAPS KEY SUCH A BIG PROBLEM?

[Erik Lindemann]

WHY ARE YOU RACIST AGAINST THE CAPS LOCK KEY? IT'S USEFUL IN BUGGING ONLINE PEOPLE THAT HATE CAPS LOCK.

[KEYBOARDISBROKEN]

I AGREE, AND IF I FIXED IT MY NAME WOULDN'T MAKE SENCE (NOT THAT I DIDN'T TRY)

[bmlbytes]

Caps Lockers are a race? Amazing what you learn every day.

[Erik Lindemann]

Not the lockers, so much as the key itself. It is a black key you know, at least on your keyboard.

It could be argued that you are a racist by segregating that key from his black brethren in order to limit his power. Think about it.

[fwjs28]

my keys are white.......also my keyboard is really flat and the a and th caps are closer than most so i always hit it by accicdent.......also all the letter keys are shorter than normal and the other keys are longer so it's like really weird!!!erghhhh.......

[Trinity]

keys are not a race so no it isn't racist...maybe discriminating but that is a stretch

[fwjs28]

then its keyist!

[bmlbytes]

Only on my keyboard. But many people have white keyboards and this would work just as well.

[ll.13]

CAPS LOCK IS THE VOICE OF A N00B!1!!1!!11!11!!!!1!!!! 0_o wait.... was that in caps?!

[w00ty32]

I B TEH UB3R N00B!!!!!1!11!11!!ONE!!11EXCLAMATION POINT11!11!! LULZ IM 31337 HAX0R ROFFLCOPTER!!!!1!1!!ONE1! that, my friend, is the voice of a noob

[dombeef]

No this is it = I HATE YOUR NAME AN YOU ARE SMELY AN GET OF MY IMSTRUKTABL NOOB NOOB. lol

[fwjs28]

not enuf lolz...and no l337....nice try

[Strong Sad]

You guys.... How do I put pictures on my instructable?!?! That is the true noob.

[w00ty32]

yah, i guess you're right... but i was talking about the universal internet leet voice...

[Derin]

YO DUDE IM PRO U NOOB LOLZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!LUL111111!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!EXCLAMATION POINT THE WORLD IS TO NOOB IM TO 1773 TO MESS WITH U I AM TEH UBER H4XOR LOLZ YOU NOOB I PRO Noob voice:see above

[cas6767]

I THINK I DID THIS WRONG

[rimar2000]

I think that would be more practical to put an additional (and strongest) spring to the CAPS LOCK key , so that one cannot step it inadvertently, but it continue being functional, because it is undeniably necessary.

[maruawe]

Hate to say it guys but the caps key is a pain in the tush......On my old keyboard I wedged a toothpick under the outer edge tokeep it in the off position.. I now use a roll out keyboard and have a plastic cup off a blister pack to keep it turned off when I don't want it on. I can still use it but have to knowingly press it in the center to turn it on

[GorillazMiko]

You should add in what the problem is for why you are fixing the caps lock button.

[bmlbytes]

Take a look at Erik Lindemanns comment and you will see