First Letter of Sentence or Paragraph Not Always Capitalized
Article ID: 116217
Article Last Modified on 8/16/2005
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Word 6.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Word 6.0a
- Microsoft Word 6.0c
- Microsoft Word 95 Standard Edition
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:
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