Microsoft KB Archive/189428

= WD98: Can't Make First Letter of Sentence a Capital Letter =

Article ID: 189428

Article Last Modified on 10/4/2002

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q189428





SYMPTOMS
Word may not automatically capitalize the first sentence of a paragraph, even when the "Capitalize first letter of sentences" option is selected (click AutoCorrect on the Tools menu, and then select the AutoCorrect tab).



CAUSE
This problem may occur when the first sentence of a paragraph follows any of the following:
 * A form field -or-


 * A hyperlink -or-


 * A number (or letter) followed by punctuation (for example, a period)



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, manually capitalize the first letter of the sentence with the SHIFT key.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Keywords: kbbug kbpending KB189428

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