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There are two ways you can convert text to uppercase in Word, within a macro. The first is to use the AllCaps property and the second is to use the Case property. The following shows how to use both methods.
Selection.Font.AllCaps = True Selection.Range.Case = wdUpperCase
Both of these statements assume you have selected the text to be changed prior to issuing the statements. The difference between them is that the AllCaps property controls only the formatting of the text—it only appears as uppercase. The Case property, on the other hand, actually changes the letters in the selection so they are uppercase.
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2015-02-10 11:51:35
Daniel Hinostroza
I found another solution:
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Sub FirstLetterUppercase()
'
' FirstLetterUppercase Macro
' Word 2011 macro to change first letter in sentence to uppercase
' .End = .End + 1 will uppercase the first two letters.
' In its present state, it forces wdFindStop to loop to the next paragraph.
'
With ActiveDocument.Content.Find
.Text = "(^13)([a-z])"
.Replacement.Text = "^p2"
.Forward = True
.Wrap = wdFindStop
.Format = False
.MatchCase = False
.MatchWholeWord = False
.MatchWildcards = True
.MatchSoundsLike = False
.MatchAllWordForms = False
Do While .Execute = True
With .Parent
'Include the next character
.End = .End
'Change to uppercase
.Case = wdUpperCase
'Make sure to move on to next paragraph
.Start = .End
End With
Loop
End With
End Sub
2015-02-10 10:48:44
Daniel Hinostroza
Hi,
this is my macro in Word 2011 (Mac):
Sub FirstLetterUppercase()
'
' FirstLetterUppercase Macro
' Word 2011 macro to change 1st letter in sentence to Uppercase
'
Selection.Find.ClearFormatting
Selection.Find.Replacement.ClearFormatting
With Selection.Find
.Text = "(^13)([a-z])"
.Replacement.Text = "^p2"
.Forward = True
.Wrap = wdFindContinue
.Format = True
.MatchCase = False
.MatchWholeWord = False
.MatchWildcards = True
.MatchSoundsLike = False
.MatchAllWordForms = False
End With
Selection.Find.Execute Replace:=wdReplaceAll
End Sub
Your solution seems to be a simple line to add to the macro but I don't know how. Where would you place "Selection.Range.Case = wdUpperCase" to change the fist letter to uppercase on my macro?
Thanks very much beforehand.
All the very best,
Daniel
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