You can set Pages to automatically capitalize words at the beginning of sentences. You can also quickly make selected text all uppercase or lowercase, or format text as a title, with the first letter of each word capitalized.
Capitalize sentences automatically
- Choose Pages > Preferences (from the Pages menu at the top of your screen).
- Click Auto-Correction at the top of the preferences window.
- In the Spelling section, select the checkbox next to “Capitalize words automatically.”
Microsoft Word has a handy function to change case, and if you wanted to change it. TOGGLE cASE = swaps your CAPS to lower case and lower case to CAPS.
This setting applies only to Pages, and not to other applications on your Mac.
Modify capitalization
- Select the text you want to change, or click where you want to type new text.To change all of the text in a text box or table cell, select the text box or table cell.
- In the Format sidebar, click the Style button near the top.If the text is in a text box, table, or shape, first click the Text tab at the top of the sidebar, then click the Style button.
- In the Font section, click , then click the Capitalization pop-up menu and choose an option:
- None: The text is left as you entered it, with no changes.
- All Caps: All text is capitalized at the same height.
- Small Caps: All text is capitalized with larger capitals for uppercase letters.
- Title Case: The first letter of each word (except for prepositions, articles, and conjunctions) is capitalized—for example, Seven Wonders of the World.
- Start Case: The first letter of each word is capitalized—for example, Seven Wonders Of The World.
See also
Have you ever inherited a Word document all typed out in CAPITAL LETTERS? |
According to the Equality Act text in CAPITAL LETTERS is more difficult to read as letters are harder to recognise.
So what do you do if you receive a document of 7 pages all typed in capital letters?
Microsoft Word has a handy function to change case, and if you wanted to change it all - this is what you do:
Microsoft Word has a handy function to change case, and if you wanted to change it all - this is what you do:
1. Select all the text (Ctrl +A)
2. Select the Change Case button from the ribbon at the top
3. Select the option you require
- Sentence case = makes capital letters for the beginning of sentences only and the rest lower case
- lower case = makes all text lower case
- UPPER CASE = makes all the text CAPITAL LETTERS
- Capitalize Each Word = makes the First Letter Of Each Word A Capital Letter
- tOGGLE cASE = swaps your CAPS to lower case and lower case to CAPS