Two Capitals (e.g., "PCs") Changed to Initial Capped ("Pcs")

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a

SYMPTOMS

You type a word that begins with two uppercase letters, followed by a lowercase letter or letters, and press the SPACEBAR, and Word changes your typing to an initial capped word. For example, you intend to type "PCs" and Word changes your typing to "Pcs".

CAUSE

You have the AutoCorrect option "Correct TWo INitial CApitals" turned on.

WORKAROUNDS

Method 1: After Word changes ("corrects") your typing, choose Undo from the

          Edit menu or click the Undo button on the Standard toolbar. Use
          this method if the conflict is rare.

          AutoCorrect entry list. Use this method if the conflict is
          frequent. For example, if you don't want Word to correct "PCs" to
          "Pcs", but you want to leave the "Correct TWo INitial CApitals"
          option turned on, do the following:

          a. From the Tools menu, choose AutoCorrect.
          b. In the Replace box, type "Pcs" (without the quotation marks).
          c. In the With box, type  "PCs".

          AutoCorrect first checks the replacement list (the Replace/With
          entries). If the correction is in the replacement list, no
          AutoCorrect rules (the check box options in the AutoCorrect
          dialog box), such as "Correct TWo INitial CApitals," are
          applied. This protocol guarantees that AutoCorrect doesn't
          "correct" something you in fact wanted left as you typed it.

          choosing AutoCorrect from the Tools menu, and clearing the check
          box.

REFERENCES

"Microsoft Word User's Guide," version 6.0, pages 67-73