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Default Turning off automatic capitals after a period

On Sat, 20 Mar 2010 19:09:01 -0700, nancyanne
wrote:

I need to (continuously) type genus and species names, where the genus is
abbreviated - both Word and Publisher put initial caps on the species names -
there must be a way to turn this function off!
Can anyone advise on this? I change all the ones I find, but miss some, and
the result is very unprofessional.
Thanks.


That's one of the AutoCorrect settings.

In Word 2003 or earlier, click Tools AutoCorrect Options. In Word
2007 , click Office button Word Options Proofing AutoCorrect
Options.

In either version, uncheck "Capitalize first letter of sentences".

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