[thelist] OT Microsoft Word is driving me insane

NanHarbisonSmith at aol.com NanHarbisonSmith at aol.com
Tue May 21 16:09:02 CDT 2002


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Go to the menu item called 'format', click on 'autoformat', click on
'options' button, under the autocorrect tab heading uncheck the box that says
'capitalize first letter of sentences'.
Nan

In a message dated 5/21/2002 5:02:25 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
r937 at interlog.com writes:


> To type a poem, I use the Enter/Return key to start a new line, right?
>
>     here's a sample poem
>     notice it has three text lines
>     not a cap in sight
>
> So why does Word insist on capitalizing the first letter of each line?
> (That was a
> rhetorical question; I
> know the answer -- Microsoft is trying to, ahem, *help* me.)
>
> My question is:  how do I turn this off?
>
> The friggin paper clip is no use.  I've been all through all the bloody
> options and tools
> and properties
> and so on.  Nada.  At least, I couldn't find it.
>
> I have discovered that I can highlight entire blocks of text and change
> everything to
> lowercase, but
> that's not what I'm looking for. I just want it not to touch the first
> character on the
> line.
>
> I owe a tip, but I believe I have a few stockpiled.
>
> Rudy


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