WD98: Cannot Change Case from Uppercase to Title Case

When you attempt to change the case of selected text from all uppercase to title case, nothing happens.

NOTE: To change case, click Change Case on the Format menu.

This behavior occurs if the first paragraph in your selection is an empty paragraph.

To work around this problem, use one of the following methods.

Method 1: Use SHIFT+F3 to Change the Case to Title Case

1. Select the text you want to change.
2. Press SHIFT+F3.

Each time you press F3 while holding the SHIFT key, Word cycles through different case formatting. When you see the case you want to use, release the SHIFT key.

Method 2: Don't Select the Empty Paragraph at Beginning of the Selection

Make sure that you do not select the empty paragraph immediately preceding the text selected, and then follow these steps to change the case of the selection:

1. On the Format menu, click Change Case.
2. Select Title Case.
3. Click OK.

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

For more information about changing the case of text, click the Office Assistant, type capitalize text, click Search, and then click to view the "Capitalize text" topic.

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If Word Help is not installed on your computer, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: