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How to change case using styles

Anonymous
2020-08-06T13:36:30+00:00

I have a document that I have created a styles list for formatting.

My problem is that when the data was entered at first the formatting of the Main Heading 1 was not what I wanted. I can not seem to figure out how to make this easier to change the ALL CAPS to All Caps. Macro maybe?

Here is the process:

  1. Data 

{11211-13611-44}

DONALD PAUL WISEHART

  1. Change style to Heading 1, Main

{11211-13611-44}

DONALD PAUL WISEHART

  1. Change Name to Cap Each Word

{11211-13611-44}

Donald Paul Wisehart

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  1. Stefan Blom 340.9K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2020-08-06T18:16:19+00:00

    If you mean that text has been typed with the CAPS LOCK key activated, note that that option is different from the "All caps" formatting option in the Font dialog box. You may not be able to use Find & Replace to accomplish this.

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  2. Charles Kenyon 167.1K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2020-08-06T13:54:22+00:00

    Heading 1 is not appropriate for this use. It is a heading, not just some formatting.

    Why use Microsoft Word’s built-in heading styles? by Shauna Kelly

    I do not know if you did actually use Heading 1 style for this.

    If you did, you can right-click on the Heading 1 in the Quick Styles Gallery on the Home tab and Modify it. Click on the Format button and then Font. Uncheck All Caps. Then save the modification.

    You can also use Replace (Ctrl+H)

    1. In the Find box, click on the More button on the bottom and then on Formatting.
    2. Click Font and check All Caps. (You want to have it checked.)
    3. OK out of the Font dialog
    4. Click in the Replace with box and go back to the Font formatting dialog.
    5. Clear the All Caps box.
    6. Replace All

    Note that this will change all ALL CAPS to not all caps.

    If the typist used Title case when typing, it will change to Title Case.

    If the typist did not, you may end up with all lower case or some mixture:

    donald paul wisehart

    Donald paul Wisehart

    DONald paUl wiSehart

    You can use Shift + F3 to do some shifting of case on selected text.

    Anything more than this is going to require a macro.

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