Auto Capilization

[w4ntt0l34rn]

I have a situation with Auto Capilization in Word. Whenever I type in a
sentence and finish it with a period, I begin the next sentence and the word
does not capitalize. I have un-checked the box that indicates to add the
word to the exception list and also the word(s) are not part of the exception
list. Yet it still does not capitalize after the aforementioned criterias
have been met. Please if anyone at Microsoft can assist me with this your
help will be greatly appreciated.

 

[Peter T. Daniels]

In your AutoCorrect options (found in different places in different
versions of Word), is "Capitalize first letter of sentences" checked?

Note that if it is, Word will also capitalize a word after an
abbreviation ending with a period (full stop), which is often not
wanted, so it makes sense to simply press Shift when you need a
capital letter.

 

[Cheryl Flanders]

IMO, it makes more sense to check the "Capitalize first letter of
sentences" option and place those words/abbreviations that end with a
period in the AutoCorrect Exceptions list. Words or abbreviations
that include periods are used far less in a document than the first
letter of sentences. Let Word do the work for you as intended.

Cheryl

 

[w4ntt0l34rn]

The client that I am dealing with is very persnickety. They specifically
want that whenever they end a sentence, 100% fof the time, that the following
sentence begins with a capitalized letter.

Okay, I have un-checked the option to "Automatically add words to list" and
also verified that the words that he is typing with a period are not on the
list.

An example of this would be as follows:

If the client types in, "Where do I know where I"m." The new sentence does
not start with a capital letter.

Please advice
Thank you

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Word does not capitalize automatically when a sentence ends with a number or
when a period (or exclamation point or question mark) is followed by other
punctuation, such as quotation marks. That is just the way Word works. There
is no way (short of a complex macro) to get around this. If you're typing
for the client, then you will have to use the Shift key. If it is the client
who is typing, then he will have to accept that he has to use the Shift key.

The example you quoted doesn't seem to be a sentence, but Word should not
know this, and if the example does not include the quotation marks, then
Word should be capitalizing. If it does include the quotation marks, then
Word will not.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

 

[w4ntt0l34rn]

That is the problem that Word is not capitalizing the first word of the next
sentence.

I went ahead tried it again and noticed that the word "I'm" is actually a
autocorrect word. In other words if my client types in: I"m then word will
autocorrect to the correct form I'm.

In any case if there are other options or procedures that I am not aware of
then please let tme know.