Microsoft KB Archive/51844

Word: Converting Uppercase Letters to Lowercase Letters

PSS ID Number: Q51844 Article last modified on 03-07-1997

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= SUMMARY =

Word versions 3.x and 4.x for the Macintosh do not include a feature that changes the case of text from uppercase to lowercase. To change case in these versions of Word, you can use MacDraw, as described in this article, or you can upgrade to Word version 5.0 or 5.1 for the Macintosh. Word versions 5.0 and 5.1 include the Change Case command, which formats text for uppercase, lowercase, title case, sentence case or toggle case.

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= WORKAROUND =

In Word versions 3.x and 4.x, you can use Claris MacDraw, MacDraw II, or MacDraw Pro to change the case of text in your Word document. Use the following procedure to change uppercase text to lowercase or title case (which capitalizes the first letter of a selection and changes all remaining text to lowercase):

NOTE: To change lowercase letters to uppercase, apply All Caps character formatting. To change such text back to lowercase letters, remove the All Caps character formatting. If you created uppercase text by pressing the SHIFT or CAPS LOCK key, you must retype it or use the following procedure to format it for lowercase letters.


 * 1) Select the text in Word that you want to convert to lowercase or title case. From the Edit menu, choose Copy. If your selection is large and you encounter memory limitations, copy several smaller selections.
 * 2) Open MacDraw, MacDraw II, or MacDraw Pro.
 * 3) From the Edit menu, choose Paste.
 * 4) With the text still selected, choose Lowercase or Title from the Style menu.
 * 5) Copy the text and paste it back into your Word document.

The MacDraw products included here are manufactured by Claris, vendors independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products’ performance or reliability.

For more information about the MacDraw products, call Claris Technical Support at (408) 727-9054.

= REFERENCES =

Word for the Macintosh “User’s Guide,” versions 5.0 and 5.1, pages 140-141

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