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         <title xml-lang="en-US" id="tit">Changing the Case of Text</title>
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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>
      <bookmark_value>small capitals (guide)</bookmark_value>
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      <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155916" role="paragraph">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 xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN10728" role="note">When you apply 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 - Text</emph> or <emph>Format - Text - Change Case</emph>, the text is permanently changed.</paragraph>
      <h2 id="hd_id3155861">To Capitalize Text</h2>
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            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147420" role="listitem">Select the text that you want to capitalize.</paragraph>
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            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149841" role="listitem">Do one of the following:</paragraph>
            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id1120200910485778" role="listitem">Choose <item type="menuitem">Format - Text - Uppercase</item>.</paragraph>
            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id1120200910485775" role="listitem">Choose <item type="menuitem">Format - Character</item>, click the Font Effects tab, then select the type of capitalization in the Effects box. "Capitals" capitalizes all letters. "Title" capitalizes the first letter of each word. "Small capitals" capitalizes all letters, but in a reduced font size.</paragraph>
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      <h2 id="hd_id3149644">To Change Text to Lowercase</h2>
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            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149964" role="listitem">Select the text that you want to change to lowercase.</paragraph>
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            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149606" role="listitem">Do one of the following:</paragraph>
            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id112020091049000" role="listitem">Choose <item type="menuitem">Format - Text - Lowercase</item>.</paragraph>
            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id1120200910490034" role="listitem">Choose <item type="menuitem">Format - Character</item>, click the Font Effects tab, then select "Lowercase" in the Effects box.</paragraph>
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