Microsoft KB Archive/79140

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WD: How To Change Uppercase Text to Lowercase in Mac Word

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Q79140

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 3.0, 3.01, 3.02, 4.0, 5.0

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SYMPTOMS
Microsoft Word for the Macintosh versions 3.x and 4.0 do not allow you to convert a document that has been typed in all uppercase to initial capitals or all lowercase characters.

RESOLUTION
This is a feature that was added in Word version 5.0 for the Macintosh. For update information, contact the Microsoft Order Desk at (800) 360-7561. To locate your subsidiary, see the Microsoft World Wide Offices Web site at:

"http://www.microsoft.com/worldwide/default.htm" NOTE: Because the Microsoft Web site is constantly updated, the site address may change without notice. If this occurs, link to the Microsoft home page at the following address:

"http://www.microsoft.com/" To work around this behavior, you can also import the document into Word for MS-DOS version 5.0 or later, or Word for Windows version 1.x or later. Both programs can toggle characters from all uppercase to initial capitals to all lowercase letters. After the case of the characters has been changed, the document can then be imported back into Word for the Macintosh.

MORE INFORMATION
To import a document into Word for MS-DOS, save it in RTF (rich-text format) and name it with eight or fewer characters and a .rtf extension. To import a document into Word for Windows, save it in Normal format and name it with eight or fewer characters and a .mac extension. Transport the document through Apple File Exchange on an MS-DOS formatted disk. The file can then be opened in the MS-DOS-based program. After the formatting has been changed, the file must be saved to the MS-DOS formatted disk in the same file format and brought back through Apple File Exchange.

The table below gives the commands in each MS-DOS-based program that toggle selected words from uppercase to initial capitals or all lowercase:

Program                               Command ---                               ---

Word for MS-DOS version 5.0           CTRL+F4 Word for MS-DOS version 5.5           SHIFT+F3 Word for Windows version 1.x          SHIFT+F3 or later