WD98: Can't Make First Letter of Sentence a Capital Letter

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SYMPTOMS

Word may not automatically capitalize the first sentence of a paragraph, even when the "Capitalize first letter of sentences" option is selected (click AutoCorrect on the Tools menu, and then select the AutoCorrect tab).

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CAUSE

This problem may occur when the first sentence of a paragraph follows any of the following:

A form field -or-
A hyperlink -or-
A number (or letter) followed by punctuation (for example, a period)

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WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, manually capitalize the first letter of the sentence with the SHIFT key.

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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

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APPLIES TO

Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh

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kbbug kbpending KB189428

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