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Turning Off Capital Corrections
Summary: Excel, in an effort to be helpful, can modify what you type if it thinks you meant something different. For instance, if you type a word that begins with two capital letters, Excel can correct the word so it only has the first letter capitalized. This tip explains why Excel does this and how you can turn the feature on and off. (This tip works with Microsoft Excel 97, Excel 2000, Excel 2002, and Excel 2003.)Excel often tries to compensate for your shortcomings as a typist. For instance, as you are typing along, if you type a word where the first two letters are uppercase, and the next letter is lowercase, Excel figures you just have slow fingers and didn't release the Shift key in time to make the second letter lowercase. So, it dutifully changes the second letter to lowercase to help you out.
There are some situations where this behavior can be bothersome, however. For instance, you may have a company or product name in which the first two letters are always capitalized, such as INtec or MYphone. In these cases, Excel also tries to do its magic and change the capitalization.
One solution to this problem is to turn off the correction that Excel does to your words. (At least for this particular capitalization issue.) The way you do that is as follows:
- Choose AutoCorrect from the Tools menu (Excel 97 and Excel 2000) or AutoCorrect Options from the Tools menu (Excel 2002 and Excel 2003). Excel displays the AutoCorrect dialog box.
- Make sure the AutoCorrect tab is selected. (Click here to see a related figure.)
- Clear the Correct TWo INitial CApitals check box.
- Click on OK.
ExcelTips is your source for cost-effective Microsoft Excel training. This tip (2753) applies to Microsoft Excel versions: 97 2000 2002 2003
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