On most machines running previous versions of Microsoft Word, the status bar indicates whether or not the Caps Lock key is held down.
Depending on your Microsoft Word 2007 configuration, however, this indicator may be missing. 
Adding the Caps Lock indicator to the status bar is easy:
1. Right-click the Word 2007 status bar.
2. Check "Caps Lock" in the menu that appears.
Configuring whether the Caps Lock status indicator will appear in the Word 2007 status bar
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