Determining if Caps Lock is On

Summary: If you have a macro that requests user input, you may want to make sure that the user doesn't make entries if the Caps Lock key is engaged. This tip explains how you can check the condition of the key so that you can make decisions in your macro. (This tip works with Microsoft Excel 97, Excel 2000, Excel 2002, Excel 2003, and Excel 2007.)

When you are creating a macro, you may have a need to know if the Caps Lock key is engaged. (For instance, you may want to warn a user to turn the Caps Lock key off.) If you have this need, the following VBA macro code determines the status of the Caps Lock key, and warns you accordingly:

If Selection.Information(wdCapsLock) Then
    Print "The Caps Lock key is on"
Else
    Print "The Caps Lock key is off"
End If

ExcelTips is your source for cost-effective Microsoft Excel training. This tip (2469) applies to Microsoft Excel versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003 | 2007

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