Re: Automatic Capitalization

On 9/13/05 8:06 PM, in article
DF66A67C-F072-4E34-A9CA-D3CBEFB23ED7@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, "PA"
<PA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Training some people to use the Shift key..... Some of them expect the
> machine sitting under their desks to read their minds.
>
> Thank you for referencing the KB article.
>
> "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
>
>> This is by design. See ³Word does not capitalize the first letter of a
>> sentence²
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/291538
>>
>> You will have to train your users to use their Shift keys.
>>
>> --
>> Suzanne S. Barnhill
>> Microsoft MVP (Word)
>> Words into Type
>> Fairhope, Alabama USA
>> Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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>> all may benefit.
>>
>> "PA" <PA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:A25C9B78-7E70-481A-97C0-8C5973F41F55@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> We have some users who are creating numbered lists, and are doing a bit of
>> a
>>> sloppy job in Word 2002. The question is, when creating such a list, how
>> can
>>> I ensure that the first character after each number is uppercase.
>>>
>>> They are producing work like:
>>> 1. This is the first item
>>> 2. this is the second item
>>> 3. this is the third item
>>> 4. This is the last item
>>> Capitalize the first letter of sentences is turned on in AutoCorrect
>> Options
>>> but it does not seem to work in a numbered list.
>>> Any suggestions would be appreciated.
>>>
>>> Paul
>>>
>>
>>
To paraphrase what Wilma mentioned in the thread "Re: numeric list question"
9/5/05:
Now that you know how Word works in this regard, you could create the list
first without the numbers to have it automatically first word capitalize and
then select the whole list and format as a numbered list.

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