Changing the Case of Text

You can change the case of text, format text with small capitals, or capitalize the first letter of each word in a selection.

When you apply a formatting to your text by Format - Character, the text stays the same, it is only displayed in another way. On the other hand, when you choose Format - Change Case, the text is permanently changed.

To capitalize text:

Select the text that you want to capitalize.
Do one of the following:

Choose Format - Change Case - Uppercase.
Choose Format - Character, click the Font Effects tab, and then select the type of capitalization in the Effects box. "Capitals" capitalizes all of the letters in the selection. "Title" capitalizes the first letter of each word in the selection. "Small capitals" capitalizes every letter in the selection, but in a reduced font size.

To change text to lowercase:

Select the text that you want to change to lowercase.
Do one of the following:

Choose Format - Change Case - Lowercase.
Choose Format - Character, click the Font Effects tab, and then select "Lowercase" in the Effects box.

Emphasizing Text

Index

characters, uppercase or lowercase

text, uppercase or lowercase

lowercase letters, text

uppercase, formatting text

capital letters,changing to small letters

changing,cases of text

initial capitals in titles

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