Interesting Outlook feature, am I way out of date ?

[james]

So I just started using Outlook 2003 and I noticed that it was always
capitalizing the first letter of words on a new line, which really irritated
me until I found the setting in the Options panels to turn that feature
off. But then I was really confused why MS would make that option
set as the default behavior. At first I determined that it must have been
some programmer at MS making that decision on his or her own, but,
maybe I am the one who is wrong. So, I would really like to know
what the proper form of English is ? Or is the carriage return now
no longer used ?

just curious

JIM

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

1) The first word of a sentence is always capitalized in proper English.
2) No one needs to enter CRs at the end of a line, the program does it for
you as needed. Use a CR only to identify the end of a paragraph.
3) The feature is very popular in Word (and all word processors) and was
added to the Outlook editor as a popular feature request.

 

[james]

Diane,

I know what your saying, but I am not talking about the first word in a
sentence,
I'm talking about the first word on a line. No period preceding it. I
guess
I am too old, I started typing on a type writer where you had to do a CR/LF
to get to
the beginning of the next line.

Thanks,

JIM

1) The first word of a sentence is always capitalized in proper English.
2) No one needs to enter CRs at the end of a line, the program does it for
you as needed. Use a CR only to identify the end of a paragraph.
3) The feature is very popular in Word (and all word processors) and was
added to the Outlook editor as a popular feature request.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide)

So I just started using Outlook 2003 and I noticed that it was always
capitalizing the first letter of words on a new line, which really
irritated
me until I found the setting in the Options panels to turn that feature
off. But then I was really confused why MS would make that option
set as the default behavior. At first I determined that it must have been
some programmer at MS making that decision on his or her own, but,
maybe I am the one who is wrong. So, I would really like to know
what the proper form of English is ? Or is the carriage return now
no longer used ?

just curious

JIM

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

When you enter a CR, it begins a new line (paragraph really) and a new line
= a new sentence as far as the software is concerned. I'm not aware of any
modern GUI based computer program that needs a CR to move to the next line -
all use line wrapping and only require a CR when you want to begin a new
paragraph.

For example, I used a CR only after "...paragraph." above (I used two - the
second one to add white space) - the software breaks the lines in the
paragraph as needed so they fit on the screen (or paper).

Start typing a long paragraph in using both your typewriter method and the
computer way - then go back and edit the paragraphs, adding different length
words to each paragraph. You'll quickly see why you should break the
typewriter habit. It helps if you enable the option to show paragraph marks
and use page view - although not all text editors have those options.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide)

Diane,

I know what your saying, but I am not talking about the first word in a
sentence,
I'm talking about the first word on a line. No period preceding it. I
guess
I am too old, I started typing on a type writer where you had to do a
CR/LF
to get to
the beginning of the next line.

Thanks,

JIM

1) The first word of a sentence is always capitalized in proper English.
2) No one needs to enter CRs at the end of a line, the program does it
for
you as needed. Use a CR only to identify the end of a paragraph.
3) The feature is very popular in Word (and all word processors) and was
added to the Outlook editor as a popular feature request.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide)

So I just started using Outlook 2003 and I noticed that it was always
capitalizing the first letter of words on a new line, which really
irritated
me until I found the setting in the Options panels to turn that feature
off. But then I was really confused why MS would make that option
set as the default behavior. At first I determined that it must have been
some programmer at MS making that decision on his or her own, but,
maybe I am the one who is wrong. So, I would really like to know
what the proper form of English is ? Or is the carriage return now
no longer used ?

just curious

JIM

 

[james]

Diane,

Funny, I always thought a period '.' signalled a new sentence was coming

Anyway, thanks for the input, I'll try to change my archaic ways.

JIM

When you enter a CR, it begins a new line (paragraph really) and a new line
= a new sentence as far as the software is concerned. I'm not aware of any
modern GUI based computer program that needs a CR to move to the next line -
all use line wrapping and only require a CR when you want to begin a new
paragraph.

For example, I used a CR only after "...paragraph." above (I used two - the
second one to add white space) - the software breaks the lines in the
paragraph as needed so they fit on the screen (or paper).

Start typing a long paragraph in using both your typewriter method and the
computer way - then go back and edit the paragraphs, adding different length
words to each paragraph. You'll quickly see why you should break the
typewriter habit. It helps if you enable the option to show paragraph marks
and use page view - although not all text editors have those options.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide)

Diane,

I know what your saying, but I am not talking about the first word in a
sentence,
I'm talking about the first word on a line. No period preceding it. I
guess
I am too old, I started typing on a type writer where you had to do a
CR/LF
to get to
the beginning of the next line.

Thanks,

JIM

1) The first word of a sentence is always capitalized in proper English.
2) No one needs to enter CRs at the end of a line, the program does it
for
you as needed. Use a CR only to identify the end of a paragraph.
3) The feature is very popular in Word (and all word processors) and was
added to the Outlook editor as a popular feature request.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide)





So I just started using Outlook 2003 and I noticed that it was always
capitalizing the first letter of words on a new line, which really
irritated
me until I found the setting in the Options panels to turn that feature
off. But then I was really confused why MS would make that option
set as the default behavior. At first I determined that it must have been
some programmer at MS making that decision on his or her own, but,
maybe I am the one who is wrong. So, I would really like to know
what the proper form of English is ? Or is the carriage return now
no longer used ?

just curious

JIM

 

[Dyons]

James
Exactly the same thing bothers me. Please could you tell me which setting in the Options turns off this capitalization of the fist word on a new line
many thanks.

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

tools, options, spelling.
you can also hit ctrl Z to undo caps, if you want if some text but not
others.