remove capitals letters from beginning of line

[Steamengine]

The first letter in every line is in capitals. How can I stop this happening?

 

[Lene Fredborg]

If you press Enter at the end of a line, you create a new paragraph and Word
will capitalize the next character since Word assumes you are starting a new
sentence. Let Word wrap the text - Word will automatically start a new line
when the previous line is full. Only press Enter when you want to start a new
paragraph.

The setting that capitalize letters is "Capitalize first letter of
sentences" in Tools > AutoCorrect Options > AutoCorrect tab.

See this article for further help on auto formatting:
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/TameAutoFormat.htm

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Regards
Lene Fredborg
DocTools - Denmark
www.thedoctools.com
Document automation - add-ins, macros and templates for Microsoft Word

 

[Jay Freedman]

The first letter in every line is in capitals. How can I stop this
happening?

Primarily, stop hitting the Enter key at the end of every line. Word is not
a typewriter; it will wrap the lines within a paragraph automatically. Press
Enter only at the end of a paragraph.

Second, if you can't retrain your fingers, you can go to Tools > AutoCorrect
Options > AutoCorrect and uncheck the box for "Capitalize first letter of
sentences". When you press Enter at the end of a line, Word thinks you're
starting a new paragraph, which implies that you're starting a new sentence.
Tell Word not to be so "helpful", and press the Shift key yourself when you
do start a new sentence.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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[CS Hayes]

Is this going to be one of those "try using WordPad or NotePad" conversations?

LOL

 

[Jay Freedman]

No, Chris, it isn't one of those. And yes, they do make steam come out
of my ears. ;-)

 

[Daiya Mitchell]

Primarily, stop hitting the Enter key at the end of every line. Word is not
a typewriter; it will wrap the lines within a paragraph automatically. Press
Enter only at the end of a paragraph.

You may also find this tutorial useful:
http://shaunakelly.com/word/concepts/introduction/index.html

It explains this and other common confusions for the very new user of Word.