Microsoft KB Archive/292104

= Word does not automatically capitalize the letter &quot;i&quot; =

Article ID: 292104

Article Last Modified on 1/31/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Word 2003
 * Microsoft Word 2002 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q292104



SYMPTOMS
When you type the letter &quot;i&quot; followed by a mathematical symbol, the letter is not automatically capitalized.

You expect the letter &quot;i&quot; to be automatically capitalized as it is in earlier versions of Microsoft Word.



CAUSE
Microsoft Word 2002 and later versions of Word do not automatically capitalize the letter &quot;i&quot; when the letter is placed before mathematical symbols or certain punctuation marks.



MORE INFORMATION
Word automatically capitalizes the letter &quot;i&quot; in the following situations:  When it is placed before a comma When it is placed before a blank space When it is placed before a single quotation mark

For example, &quot;i've&quot; is changed to &quot;I've.&quot;

 When it is placed before a double quotation mark

For example, &quot;i&quot;m&quot; is changed to &quot;I'm.&quot;

 When it is placed before a semicolon

For example, &quot;i;d&quot; is changed to &quot;I'd.&quot;



Word no longer automatically capitalizes the letter &quot;i&quot; when it appears before a mathematical symbol. For example, &quot;i=2&quot; is no longer changed to &quot;I=2&quot;.

This is changed from previous versions in order to accurately display mathematical equations.

Word no longer automatically capitalizes the letter &quot;i&quot; when it appears before a colon. For example, &quot;i:2&quot; is no longer changed to &quot;I:2&quot;.

This is changed from previous versions in order to accurately display worksheet cell entries.

To view the Word capitalization options, follow these steps:
 * 1) Start Word.
 * 2) On the Tools menu, click AutoCorrect Options.
 * 3) On the AutoCorrect tab, select or clear the check boxes that you want.

For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

291538 Word does not capitalize the first letter of a sentence

Additional query words: Word 2002 capitalize letter i symbols WD2002 WD2003

Keywords: kbprb KB292104

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