Have you seen a document that used the "all caps" letter type, but it looked a little different?
Unless they used an unusual font, it's very likely that you've seen the effect of small caps in Word.
Our tutorial below will provide you with more information on how to use the small caps feature in your Word document.
How to type in small caps in Microsoft Word
- Open a document.
- Select the Home tab.
- Click the "Font Settings" button.
- Select the Small Caps check box.
- Click OK.
Our guide continues below with more information on how to use small caps in a Word document, including images of these steps.
When you enter a document in Microsoft Word using the default settings you'll end up with a mixture of uppercase and lowercase letters.
But in some scenarios, you need to use small caps in Word, which are smaller versions of capital letters.
Fortunately, this can be achieved by changing the font setting in Word.
Our tutorial below will show you where to find this setting so you can start typing in small caps. You can even apply small caps to existing text if you want to convert it with one small adjustment in the process.
How to Small Caps in Word 2013 (Picture Guide)
The steps in this article were performed in Microsoft Word 2013.
By following the steps in this guide, you will be able to start typing in small caps in Microsoft Word.
We will show an example of what this looks like at the end of this article so you can see if this is the desired result.
Note that actual capital letters (those you enter by holding down the Shift key or using Caps Lock) will still be in their normal size.
Other letters that would traditionally be lowercase are instead displayed as smaller versions of their uppercase form.
Use these steps to apply small caps in Word.
Now that you know how to make small caps in Word documents, you can turn this option on or off whenever you need to change the small caps setting in your document.
When you print your document, your letters will be in small caps, as shown in the image below.
Note that whatever you type will use these small caps until you turn them off. You can select font options such as size or color and apply them to small caps just like any other text.
The Font window also has many other useful options, including:
If you have existing text that you want to convert to uppercase, simply select that text first and then follow the steps above. The selection will then be converted to small caps.
Frequently Asked Questions on How to Apply the Capital Letters Effect in Word
How to capitalize in Word 2016?
The capitalization method in Word 2016 is similar to the method described in this article. Click the Home tab, click the Font button, check Small Caps, then click OK.
How do you do small caps in Word for Mac?
Select existing text to capitalize it, or click where you want to capitalize. Right click and select "Font". Select Small Caps, then click OK.
What do small caps look like?
Any text created using all-caps formatting will look like it was typed in all-caps, such as when you hold down the Shift key or press Caps Lock. However, these letters will be smaller than the result you get by typing all regular capital letters.
What is the font with small caps?
The font for formatting small caps will be currently selected from the Font drop-down menu on the Home tab. Please note that not all fonts will look good or even be legible when capitalized formatting is applied. You may need to try a few different fonts before you find one that you like.
How to stop typing in small caps in Microsoft Word?
While the steps above focused on typing in lowercase letters in a Microsoft Word document, you can use the same steps to stop typing in small caps.
Press "Home", then press the "Font" button. Uncheck "Uppercase" in the "Font" window, then click "OK" to save the changes.
Now, when you type, the effects of small caps will no longer be used.
How to convert plain text to capital letters in a Word document?
If you have text in your document that you want to type in small caps but don't want to retype, you can use your mouse to select the text to convert.
You can then go to the "Font" menu as described above and check "Small caps" and then click "OK".
The selected text will now be written in small caps.
Note that the first letter may be larger if it was previously capitalized.
Is there a keyboard shortcut to switch between uppercase and lowercase letters in MS Word?
Yes, if you plan on switching back and forth between lowercase and lowercase letters on a regular basis, then you probably need a faster way than going through the Font group and checking the "small caps" box.
If you press the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Shift + K, you can start typing the font in small caps.
If you select an existing combination of lowercase characters and uppercase text, use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Shift + K to convert all letters to small caps.
Do you have a part of a document that contains a lot of formatting that you don't need? Learn how to remove formatting in Word 2013 and get rid of all those formatting options in one step.
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