A key that toggles the keyboard between upper-case and lower-case modes When caps lock is off, striking a key will produce a lower case letter, and holding down the shift key while striking a key will produce a capital letter
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU ACCIDENTLY BUMP THAT BUTTON ABOVE SHIFT AND YOU DON'T NOTICE IF FOR TWENTY MINUTES (somehow ) AND EVERYONE THINKS YOU'RE SHOUTING AT THEM!! Then again, maybe you are shouting at them Whatever the excuse, it is normally regarded in chatting circles as extremely rude, rather like picking your nose at a tupperware party
A key on the left side of the keyboard that, when pressed allows a user to type in caps without depressing the Shift key When finished, press it again to deactivate it