The "Caps Lock Catastrophe" (And the Simple AI Hack That Saved My Sanity!)

Dear WA Family,

Happy Day!

Have you ever felt like you just discovered fire, only to realize everyone else has been having barbecues for years? That was me yesterday!

I might be late to the party on this one, but I wanted to share my little "aha!" moment just in case there is someone else out there who needs to hear it.

Confession Time: I’m a "2-Finger" Typist:

I am definitely not a touch-typing pro. I proudly use the "hunt and peck" method with about two or three fingers, staring intensely at my keyboard instead of the monitor while I type.

Yesterday, I was deep in the zone, furiously typing out a new blog post. After a while, I finally looked up at the screen, and my heart sank.

THE ENTIRE THING WAS TYPED IN ALL CAPS!

I had accidentally hit the Caps Lock key.

In the past when this happened, I would just sigh, hit backspace, and retype the entire thing. But this time, it was a lot of text. There was no way I was going to delete it all and start from scratch.

My Lightbulb Moment 💡

Suddenly, I had an idea: Why not copy and paste the paragraphs into an AI tool and just ask it to change the text to lowercase?

(And before you ask, no, I didn't use our WA AI article designer. I am definitely not wasting my precious credits on formatting, LOL!)

First, I tried Gemini. Unfortunately, it just kept loading and loading. I refreshed the page a few times, but it seemed to be having a sleepy moment.

So, I pivoted and pasted my text into ChatGPT and Grok with a simple prompt: "Please change this to lowercase/sentence case."

The Result:

You know what? Within a few seconds, both tools handed my text right back to me, perfectly formatted.

This might not sound like a groundbreaking discovery to the tech wizards out there, but I was so excited! It worked perfectly, and it saved me so much time.

So, if you are a fellow 2-3 finger typist who occasionally falls victim to the dreaded Caps Lock key, don't delete your hard work! Just let AI fix the formatting for you.

What about you? Do you have any simple, "obvious" tech hacks that you discovered way later than everyone else? Please share your thoughts in the comments below!

Much Success!

GOD bless!

Your Friend,

Paul