WD98: Can't Make First Letter of Sentence a Capital Letter
Article ID: 189428
Article Last Modified on 10/4/2002
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh
This article was previously published under Q189428
SYMPTOMS
Word may not automatically capitalize the first sentence of a paragraph,
even when the "Capitalize first letter of sentences" option is selected
(click AutoCorrect on the Tools menu, and then select the AutoCorrect tab).
CAUSE
This problem may occur when the first sentence of a paragraph follows any
of the following:
- A form field
-or-
- A hyperlink
-or-
- A number (or letter) followed by punctuation (for example, a period)
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, manually capitalize the first letter of the
sentence with the SHIFT key.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products
listed at the beginning of this article.
Keywords: kbbug kbpending KB189428