End of message problem

D

Dr. Indera

hello,

i have a problem with word 2003. when i end a sentence with a number and
type a period and hit the space bar, i expect the first letter of the new
sentence to automatically be capitalized like the other sentences are, yet
this doesn't happen.

for example, if my sentence ends with figure 2-5. the "t" is this word
should be a capital letter, but it isn't. In this sentence it is.

is there a fix for this or an option that i need to change, as it's really
getting on my nerves <smile>.

thank you.
 
D

Dr. Indera

hi suzanne,

thank you for letting me know that this is a bug and not something that i
was doing wrong.

--
Indera
* * * * * * * * * *
Don't just live life.
Live life well.


: See “Word does not capitalize the first letter of a sentence”
: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/291538
:
: --
: Suzanne S. Barnhill
: Microsoft MVP (Word)
: Words into Type
: Fairhope, Alabama USA
:
: Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
: all may benefit.
:
: : > hello,
: >
: > i have a problem with word 2003. when i end a sentence with a number and
: > type a period and hit the space bar, i expect the first letter of the
new
: > sentence to automatically be capitalized like the other sentences are,
yet
: > this doesn't happen.
: >
: > for example, if my sentence ends with figure 2-5. the "t" is this word
: > should be a capital letter, but it isn't. In this sentence it is.
: >
: > is there a fix for this or an option that i need to change, as it's
really
: > getting on my nerves <smile>.
: >
: > thank you.
: > --
: > Indera
: > * * * * * * * * * *
: > Don't just live life.
: > Live life well.
: >
: >
: >
:
 
S

Suzanne S. Barnhill

Well, you didn't see MS call it a "bug," did you? They claim it is by
design; unfortunately, the design got out of hand (it was intended just for
numbered lists, which some people don't want capitalized) but spilled over
into regular paragraph text. I don't know of anyone who doesn't find it
annoying, but that's just a symptom of how spoiled we've become. The
"workaround" is to get up off our lazy butts and use one of the two
convenient Shift keys. <g>
 
D

Dr. Indera

LOL suzanne,

yes, you are right. they didn't call it a bug, but i do.
i don't think that's being lazy, just lack of consistency <smile>.

i have tried to use features like numbered lists and the feature that would
renumber the figure numbers in a technical document <i think it's called
caption>,
but for whatever reason, i could never get it to work,
so i switched to framemaker for users guides.
it took a while to learn, but the features i need the most, actually work in
framemaker - go figure!

--
Indera
* * * * * * * * * *
Don't just live life.
Live life well.


: Well, you didn't see MS call it a "bug," did you? They claim it is by
: design; unfortunately, the design got out of hand (it was intended just
for
: numbered lists, which some people don't want capitalized) but spilled over
: into regular paragraph text. I don't know of anyone who doesn't find it
: annoying, but that's just a symptom of how spoiled we've become. The
: "workaround" is to get up off our lazy butts and use one of the two
: convenient Shift keys. <g>
:
: --
: Suzanne S. Barnhill
: Microsoft MVP (Word)
: Words into Type
: Fairhope, Alabama USA
:
: Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
: all may benefit.
:
: : > hi suzanne,
: >
: > thank you for letting me know that this is a bug and not something that
i
: > was doing wrong.
: >
: > --
: > Indera
: > * * * * * * * * * *
: > Don't just live life.
: > Live life well.
: >
: >
: > : > : See “Word does not capitalize the first letter of a sentence”
: > : http://support.microsoft.com/kb/291538
: > :
: > : --
: > : Suzanne S. Barnhill
: > : Microsoft MVP (Word)
: > : Words into Type
: > : Fairhope, Alabama USA
: > :
: > : Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
: newsgroup
: > so
: > : all may benefit.
: > :
: > : : > : > hello,
: > : >
: > : > i have a problem with word 2003. when i end a sentence with a number
: and
: > : > type a period and hit the space bar, i expect the first letter of
the
: > new
: > : > sentence to automatically be capitalized like the other sentences
are,
: > yet
: > : > this doesn't happen.
: > : >
: > : > for example, if my sentence ends with figure 2-5. the "t" is this
word
: > : > should be a capital letter, but it isn't. In this sentence it is.
: > : >
: > : > is there a fix for this or an option that i need to change, as it's
: > really
: > : > getting on my nerves <smile>.
: > : >
: > : > thank you.
: > : > --
: > : > Indera
: > : > * * * * * * * * * *
: > : > Don't just live life.
: > : > Live life well.
: > : >
: > : >
: > : >
: > :
: >
: >
:
 

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