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JudyM

(29,192 posts) Sat Dec 24, 2016, 04:22 PM Dec 2016

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Anyone know if there's a way to stop the automatic capitalization of the first word in the body of

Messages we post? (That M right there was an example)

Gets tedious because my 1st sentence or two usually don't fit on that title line when I'm responding to posts.

This is so small in the scheme of things but with a slowdown in the action I wanted to at least check it out...

Happy holiday!

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Anyone know if there's a way to stop the automatic capitalization of the first word in the body of (Original Post) JudyM Dec 2016 OP

I didn't know it did that... Ron Obvious Dec 2016 #1

From my tablet... JudyM Dec 2016 #4

It's not a DU teach1st Dec 2016 #2

It's a browser setting liberal N proud Dec 2016 #3

It only happens on DU, though, strange. I'll dig around in my settings, though, thanks! JudyM Dec 2016 #5

Probably part of your autocorrect settings. eppur_se_muova Dec 2016 #7

If I delete it, it still automatically sets up for an upper case. Have to manually turn off upper JudyM Dec 2016 #10

Thanks, liberal N proud, I'll look for it, have a great evening! JudyM Dec 2016 #6

my posts sometimes turn into puns pinboy3niner Dec 2016 #8

You're not fooling anyone, you know. n/t Ron Obvious Dec 2016 #9

Ron Obvious

(6,261 posts)

1. I didn't know it did that...

Reply to JudyM (Original post)

Sat Dec 24, 2016, 04:29 PM

Dec 2016

and I don't think I've noticed this behaviour. Are you posting from your phone?

JudyM

(29,192 posts)

4. From my tablet...

Reply to Ron Obvious (Reply #1)

Sat Dec 24, 2016, 05:42 PM

Dec 2016

teach1st

(5,932 posts)

2. It's not a DU

Reply to JudyM (Original post)

Sat Dec 24, 2016, 04:34 PM

Dec 2016

thing. It's probably your browser or auto-spell settings.

liberal N proud

(60,332 posts)

3. It's a browser setting

Reply to JudyM (Original post)

Sat Dec 24, 2016, 04:37 PM

Dec 2016

JudyM

(29,192 posts)

5. It only happens on DU, though, strange. I'll dig around in my settings, though, thanks!

Reply to liberal N proud (Reply #3)

Sat Dec 24, 2016, 05:43 PM

Dec 2016

eppur_se_muova

(36,247 posts)

7. Probably part of your autocorrect settings.

Reply to JudyM (Reply #5)

Sat Dec 24, 2016, 07:59 PM

Dec 2016

Can you delete the M and retype it as m ? I've found that some autocorrects will allow that.

JudyM

(29,192 posts)

10. If I delete it, it still automatically sets up for an upper case. Have to manually turn off upper

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Reply #7)

Sun Dec 25, 2016, 12:23 AM

Dec 2016

Case each time.

JudyM

(29,192 posts)

6. Thanks, liberal N proud, I'll look for it, have a great evening!

Reply to liberal N proud (Reply #3)

Sat Dec 24, 2016, 05:44 PM

Dec 2016

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)

8. my posts sometimes turn into puns

Reply to JudyM (Original post)

Sat Dec 24, 2016, 08:03 PM

Dec 2016

mystified, I am.

Ron Obvious

(6,261 posts)

9. You're not fooling anyone, you know. n/t

Reply to pinboy3niner (Reply #8)

Sat Dec 24, 2016, 08:58 PM

Dec 2016

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