IUROX
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Monday, January 5, 2009 6:42:00 AM
Ok this has been driving me nuts forever! In every email I type it capitalizes the first word of every line whether it is the beginning of a sentence or not. I have looked everywhere for a setting to change with no luck.

Any ideas Techies? TIA!

Big_Bear
Monday, January 5, 2009 6:56:00 AM
Are you hitting a hard return at the end of every line? This sets the internal flag to capitalize the beginning of the next line. Instead, just type and let the words wrap as they will.

Another option is to use a "soft" return. A soft return is shift-enter. It tells the computer to add a return, but to treat what follows as if it were still on the line above.

Of course you can always edit out the "help." When MS capitalizes, you can also go back and edit out the capitalization, but only after you've typed at least one letter after the errant capitalization. For instance:

You wanted

cigar

it typed

Cigar

so type

{enter}

ci [but Ci will show up]

{left arrow} [to get in front of the capital C]

{backspace} [to remove the capital C]

c [to put in a lower case c]

{right arrow] [to get back in front of the i]

and then "gar" to finish the word.

IUROX
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Monday, January 5, 2009 7:06:00 AM
Well I never let it wrap. Maybe thats what i should start doing. I have edited in the past and it sucks! I just thought there was a setting somewhere. i will just let it wrap from now on! Thanks a bunch!
andytv
Monday, January 5, 2009 7:14:00 AM
word options

proofing

autocorrect options

you will be able to turn off this feature by editing those settings.

Ram27
Monday, January 5, 2009 7:16:00 AM
Thanks Mr. TV post #2 has me very confused ?

andytv
Monday, January 5, 2009 7:17:00 AM
^sorry that is not very clear.

Click the "Microsoft Office Button" and select "Word Options", then select "Proofing", then open the "Autocorrect Options".

This is for Word, but I think that excel, visio, outlook, etc can all be set up in a similar way.

jojoc
Monday, January 5, 2009 7:44:00 AM
what TV said. you can turn it off.
IUROX
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Monday, January 5, 2009 2:05:00 PM
SWEET! Thanks gents!