Microsoft KB Archive/116217

= First Letter of Sentence or Paragraph Not Always Capitalized =

Article ID: 116217

Article Last Modified on 8/16/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 6.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 6.0a
 * Microsoft Word 6.0c
 * Microsoft Word 95 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q116217



SYMPTOMS
Word does not always capitalize the first letter of a sentence or paragraph, even when the "Capitalize First Letter of Sentences" option is turned on under AutoCorrect.

For example, Word does not capitalize a word that appears after two or more abbreviated letters, like U.S.A., even if the first word after the abbreviation is in a separate paragraph.

Word may capitalize only the first item in a list series, such as:

Cat

dog

rabbit

This may also occur if the preceding sentence end with a space and then a period. For example:

This is the first sentence.

this is the second sentence with no capitalization.



CAUSE
This behavior is by design in Word for Windows version 6.0. The AutoCorrect feature does not interpret abbreviations or short phrases as constituting sentences.



WORKAROUND
Type the capital letter, or select the first letter and press SHIFT+F3 to change the capitalization.

Additional query words: 6.00a autocorrect capital capitals capitol 6.00c word95 word7 word6 winword sentence case capitalize uppercase lowercase

Keywords: kbformat KB116217

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