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<title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">Changing the Case of Text</title>
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<created date="2003-10-31T00:00:00">Sun Microsystems, Inc.</created>
<lastedited date="2006-01-10T12:42:31">converted from old format - fpe</lastedited>
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<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3155182"><bookmark_value>characters; uppercase or lowercase</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>text; uppercase or lowercase</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>lowercase letters; text</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>uppercase; formatting text</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>capital letters;changing to small letters</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>changing;cases of text</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>initial capitals in titles</bookmark_value>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3155916" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="2">You can change the case of text, format text with small capitals, or capitalize the first letter of each word in a selection.</paragraph>
<paragraph role="note" id="par_idN10728" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">When you apply a formatting to your text by <emph>Format - Character</emph>, the text stays the same, it is only displayed in another way. On the other hand, when you choose <emph>Format - Change Case</emph>, the text is permanently changed.</paragraph>
<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3155861" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="8">To capitalize text:</paragraph>
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<listitem>
<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3147420" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="9">Select the text that you want to capitalize.</paragraph>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3149841" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="10">Do one of the following:</paragraph>
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<listitem>
<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3156109" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="6">Choose <emph>Format - Change Case - Uppercase</emph>.</paragraph>
</listitem>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3153414" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="4">Choose <emph>Format - Character</emph>, click the <emph>Font Effects</emph> tab, and then select the type of capitalization in the <emph>Effects</emph> box. "Capitals" capitalizes all of the letters in the selection. "Title" capitalizes the first letter of each word in the selection. "Small capitals" capitalizes every letter in the selection, but in a reduced font size.</paragraph>
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</list>
<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3149644" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="11">To change text to lowercase:</paragraph>
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<listitem>
<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3149964" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="12">Select the text that you want to change to lowercase.</paragraph>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3149606" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="13">Do one of the following:</paragraph>
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<listitem>
<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3149855" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="7">Choose <emph>Format - Change Case - Lowercase</emph>.</paragraph>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3145093" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="5">Choose<emph> Format - Character</emph>, click the <emph>Font Effects</emph> tab, and then select "Lowercase" in the<emph> Effects</emph> box.</paragraph>
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