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September 30th, 2005, 03:46 PM
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Capitals and Lower case in AutoText
Friends, occasionally I'd like to add an item to AutoText which in use may
sometimes use an initial capital and sometimes will not. I can easily add one or the other to the AutoText list. But I am then prevented from adding the other, and when I use the item in a document Word replaces the capitalization of what I have typed with the lower case of the AutoText item. Is there a way to control the capitalization of AutoText items? -- Bob Boudewyns 
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October 4th, 2005, 06:21 AM
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Capitals and Lower case in AutoText
If you add the word in lowercase, then the result will follow your
formatting of the entry name. That is, if you use an initial cap or all caps when typing the entry name, the entry will be inserted with an initial cap or all caps. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Bob Boudewyns" wrote in message ... Friends, occasionally I'd like to add an item to AutoText which in use may sometimes use an initial capital and sometimes will not. I can easily add one or the other to the AutoText list. But I am then prevented from adding the other, and when I use the item in a document Word replaces the capitalization of what I have typed with the lower case of the AutoText item. Is there a way to control the capitalization of AutoText items? -- Bob Boudewyns
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October 28th, 2005, 06:24 PM
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Capitals and Lower case in AutoText
Suzanne, thanks for your response! And I believe you are describing what
should happen, but ... As an example, I have added "simplicity" to AutoText. When I begin to type in a document "Simp" the pop up window offers to replace it and I press enter and it is replaced with "simplicity" not "Simplicity." Any idea what is going on? Do I misunderstand something? -- Bob Boudewyns "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... | If you add the word in lowercase, then the result will follow your | formatting of the entry name. That is, if you use an initial cap or all caps | when typing the entry name, the entry will be inserted with an initial cap | or all caps. | | -- | Suzanne S. Barnhill | Microsoft MVP (Word) | Words into Type | Fairhope, Alabama USA | Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org | Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so | all may benefit. | | "Bob Boudewyns" wrote in message | ... | Friends, occasionally I'd like to add an item to AutoText which in use may | sometimes use an initial capital and sometimes will not. I can easily add | one or the other to the AutoText list. But I am then prevented from adding | the other, and when I use the item in a document Word replaces the | capitalization of what I have typed with the lower case of the AutoText | item. | | Is there a way to control the capitalization of AutoText items? | | -- | | Bob Boudewyns | | | |
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October 28th, 2005, 09:36 PM
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Capitals and Lower case in AutoText
I'm beginning to think that the caps rule does not work with AutoText, but
that it does with AutoCorrect! For example, if I enter an auto correct keyword of simp and a correction of simplicity then whatever format of caps I select for typing simp (Simp; SIMP) that is the format provided of the replacement text. I suspect I should use AutoCorrect for the purpose I am seeking. -- Bob Boudewyns "Bob Boudewyns" wrote in message ... | Suzanne, thanks for your response! And I believe you are describing what | should happen, but ... | | As an example, I have added "simplicity" to AutoText. When I begin to type | in a document "Simp" the pop up window offers to replace it and I press | enter and it is replaced with "simplicity" not "Simplicity." | | Any idea what is going on? Do I misunderstand something? | | -- | | Bob Boudewyns | | | "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message | ... || If you add the word in lowercase, then the result will follow your || formatting of the entry name. That is, if you use an initial cap or all | caps || when typing the entry name, the entry will be inserted with an initial cap || or all caps. || || -- || Suzanne S. Barnhill || Microsoft MVP (Word) || Words into Type || Fairhope, Alabama USA || Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org || Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup | so || all may benefit. || || "Bob Boudewyns" wrote in message || ... || Friends, occasionally I'd like to add an item to AutoText which in use | may || sometimes use an initial capital and sometimes will not. I can easily | add || one or the other to the AutoText list. But I am then prevented from | adding || the other, and when I use the item in a document Word replaces the || capitalization of what I have typed with the lower case of the AutoText || item. || || Is there a way to control the capitalization of AutoText items? || || -- || || Bob Boudewyns || || || || | |
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October 29th, 2005, 12:42 AM
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Capitals and Lower case in AutoText
The rule I stated was indeed for AutoCorrect. I'm sorry I misled you--missed
that you were using AutoText. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Bob Boudewyns" wrote in message ... I'm beginning to think that the caps rule does not work with AutoText, but that it does with AutoCorrect! For example, if I enter an auto correct keyword of simp and a correction of simplicity then whatever format of caps I select for typing simp (Simp; SIMP) that is the format provided of the replacement text. I suspect I should use AutoCorrect for the purpose I am seeking. -- Bob Boudewyns "Bob Boudewyns" wrote in message ... | Suzanne, thanks for your response! And I believe you are describing what | should happen, but ... | | As an example, I have added "simplicity" to AutoText. When I begin to type | in a document "Simp" the pop up window offers to replace it and I press | enter and it is replaced with "simplicity" not "Simplicity." | | Any idea what is going on? Do I misunderstand something? | | -- | | Bob Boudewyns | | | "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message | ... || If you add the word in lowercase, then the result will follow your || formatting of the entry name. That is, if you use an initial cap or all | caps || when typing the entry name, the entry will be inserted with an initial cap || or all caps. || || -- || Suzanne S. Barnhill || Microsoft MVP (Word) || Words into Type || Fairhope, Alabama USA || Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org || Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup | so || all may benefit. || || "Bob Boudewyns" wrote in message || ... || Friends, occasionally I'd like to add an item to AutoText which in use | may || sometimes use an initial capital and sometimes will not. I can easily | add || one or the other to the AutoText list. But I am then prevented from | adding || the other, and when I use the item in a document Word replaces the || capitalization of what I have typed with the lower case of the AutoText || item. || || Is there a way to control the capitalization of AutoText items? || || -- || || Bob Boudewyns || || || || | |
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