You are typing away in Microsoft Outlook, PowerPoint or Word, and midway through your text you realize that your CAPS LOCK is on.  Standard reflex is to erase all the CAPS and retype.

Fortunately, there is a feature to convert capitalized text.

Let’s say you type the following sentence with CAPS LOCK on:

• I AM A LEAF ON THE WIND. WATCH HOW I SOAR.

To correct, select the text, and press “Shift & F3″.

Using it once will give you:

• i am a leaf on the wind. watch how i soar.

Using it twice will give you:

• I am a leaf on the wind. Watch how i soar.

Hopefully this prevents you from having to retype long sentences…

Method 1

1. Start Windows Explorer
2. Go into “Tools”, “Folder Options”
3. Go to the “View” tab
4. Unselect “Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)”
5. Click “Apply” and “OK”

Method 2

1. Start Registry Editor (regedit)
2. For Windows Server:
   Go to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer
   For Windows Workstation:
   Go to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
3. Set value of “ShowSuperHidden” to 1
4. Click “OK”
5. Exit Registry Editor

Note: You should always backup your registry before making any changes.