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way to create a shorhand shortcut to auto cap the first letter - anon


Posted: Jul 25, 2011

Is there a way to create a shorthand shortcut to auto cap the first letter after a period space space when working accounts that are not Word based? TIA

yes, I believe you can find it in the help section - maybe

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thanks, will sit down with that later. I have - anon

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come up with one that simulate the shift down/up keys with other codes to get there, but there is never enough time to dig in with this.


here is a link to a download you can use - hmmm

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I was answering someone else's question and ran across this. I think this will do the capitalization for you. Scroll down the page to find the one for capitalization.


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