IntelliType Pro

IntelliType Pro software works with your Microsoft keyboard to adapt it to your individual needs. All of your multimedia buttons can be redefined, and even the Caps Lock key can be disabled. IntelliType Pro is free keyboard software from Microsoft; this edition is for Windows PCs. Microsoft also offered a similar program, IntelliPoint, for customizing its mice. This software allows you to disable keys that you often hit accidentally, or reassign keys to open a certain program, file, or webpage. IntelliType Pro even offers you the chance to customize key assignments for certain applications. For example, if you often hit the Caps Lock by accident while typing in Microsoft Word, you can use IntelliType Pro to disable that key while you are working in that program. Both programs were later replaced by Microsoft Mouse and Keyboard Center. 

Features:

• Setup lets you select your keyboard model from a list of supported Microsoft keyboards. The Key Settings tab then lists every special key with its current function.
• Disable Caps Lock and other keys you press by accident.
• Key definitions can be assigned to individual applications. 
• Macros can be recorded and assigned to keys on supported keyboards.
• Free and easy to use.

It lets you reassign or disable keys and hot keys, so your Microsoft keyboard works the way you want in every application.

Not only is IntelliType Pro easy to set up, it is also free to use. Save time by adjusting key assignments to your own personal needs. The Keyboard Properties window gets Key Settings, Speed and Hardware tabs: you can change the character repeat delay and repeat rate, adjust the cursor blink rate and check the keyboard device status. Reduce unnecessary clicking by reassigning your functions to best suit you, or disable certain keys that you commonly mistype. Settings can switch automatically for certain programs and games, and gaming keyboards offer several key banks. On some keyboards the program also shows on-screen indicators when Caps Lock or Num Lock is toggled. IntelliType Pro is no longer developed; for newer keyboards and Windows versions Microsoft offers Mouse and Keyboard Center instead.