first letter in a new line capitalized

[Guest]

When I use Word, the first letter of a new line changes automatically to a
capital letter. How do I turn this off? i.e.
I had nothing but nice things to
Say about Microsoft.
The word SAY is capitalized at the beginning and I can't find where to
change it.
Thanks for a reply

 

[Graham Mayor]

Word is not a typewriter! You need to stop pressing enter at the end of each
line. Word will wrap the text for you and the problem will then not arise.
The capitalization is set from tools > autocorrect options > capitalize
first letter of sentences. A new paragraph (which is what you get when you
press enter) will always start with a new sentence.

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[Guest]

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

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

And, if you really do want to force a word to be on a new line without it
being capitalized, use Shift+Enter to insert a line break.

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Hope this helps.

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services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

 

[Guest]

Thank you all for the reply.

Word is not a typewriter! You need to stop pressing enter at the end of each
line. Word will wrap the text for you and the problem will then not arise.
The capitalization is set from tools > autocorrect options > capitalize
first letter of sentences. A new paragraph (which is what you get when you
press enter) will always start with a new sentence.

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com

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[Daiya Mitchell]

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.