Capitalization is known as the action of writing or printing a word in capital letters, the first letter is a capital and the remaining letters are lowercase. Sometimes when typing in Microsoft Word, it will auto-capitalize your text, but what if you do not want Word to auto-capitalize your text, or in some cases you want auto-capitalization to be enabled.
How to enable and disable auto-capitalization in Word
Word settings will allow you to enable and disable AutoCorrect Auto-capitalization in your Word document.
How to enable auto-capitalization in Word
Click the File tab.
Click Options on the backstage view.
A Word Options dialog box will open.
Click Proofing on the left pane.
Click the AutoCorrect Options button under the AutoCorrect section on the right.
An AutoCorrect dialog box will appear.
On the Auto-correct tab, check the checkboxes for Capitalize the letter of sentences, Capitalize the first letter of table cells and Capitalize names of days.
Then click OK.
Try to type a text into your document and the first letter will capitalize.
How to disable auto-capitalization in Word
Click the File tab.
Click Options on the backstage view.
A Word Options dialog box will open.
Click Proofing on the left pane.
Click the AutoCorrect Options button under the AutoCorrect section on the right.
An AutoCorrect dialog box will appear.
On the Auto-correct tab, uncheck the checkboxes for Capitalize the letter of sentences, Capitalize the first letter of table cells and Capitalize names of days.
Then click OK.
The Auto-capitalization of your text will be disabled.
Why is Microsoft Word capitalizing everything?
The shortcut Ctrl + Shift + A in Word activates the All Caps property. If this property is activated, Word writes everything in capital letters, even if your Caps lock key is turned off. It is possible that you have pressed this shortcut Word mistakenly while typing. Press the same shortcut again to fix the problem.
Why is Shift F3 not working?
Shift F3 shortcut is used in Microsoft Word to change the letter case. In laptops, the function keys are assigned with two different operations. Hence, if you are on a laptop, use this shortcut with the Fn key. Other possible causes of this issue include conflicting applications, outdated Office application, corrupted Office files, etc.
We hope this tutorial helps you understand how to enable and disable auto-capitalization in Word; if you have questions about the tutorial, let us know in the comments
