Every new line on screen starts with a capital letter

J

J

In Word, we have a couple of users that are seeing
something really weird.

When they are typing a document, and they get to the end
of a line, when Word wraps to the next line, it always
capitalizes the first word by default. It can be in the
middle of a sentence, but it will still capitalize it.
When we correct it, the dumb autocorrect automatically
recapitalizes it.

Anyone ever seen this before?
 
S

Suzanne S. Barnhill

I have never seen Word do this except after a paragraph break. Are you sure
users are not pressing Enter at the end of every line instead of letting
text wrap naturally?
 
J

Jay Freedman

Hi, J,

If you're hitting Enter at the end of every line, don't do that -- let
Word wrap the lines automatically.

You have the option "Capitalize first letter of sentences" checked in
Tools > AutoCorrect. When you hit Enter at the end of a line, you're
starting a new paragraph, so Word assumes you're also starting a new
sentence (because sentences never extend across two paragraphs). Learn
to start a new paragraph only when you really mean it, and Word will
treat you right.
 
G

Guest

Are you sure users are not pressing Enter at the end of
every line instead of letting text wrap naturally?

No, the trainer WATCHED them type in the document, and
they did NOT push ENTER after each line.

Weird, huh?
 
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