Newbie Question: How do I change the case of text?

[adze]

Hi there

I'm a newbie to OOo, so apologies if this is obvious. I did search before asking, but couldn't find anything.

I've just installed OOo 3.0 b2 on a new Windows Vista SP1 laptop. I previously used WinWord 2003.

I regularly use Shift-F3 in Word to toggle the case of text (lower-UPPER-Title). I couldn't find a similar function in Writer.

What's the best way to do this in Writer please?

TIA, adze

[acknak]

Writer has functions for converting text to upper- or lowercase, but not to title case.

Format > Change Case > Uppercase/Lowercase.

OOo doesn't configure any shortcut key for these; you can configure them under Tools > Customize > Keyboard.

You might also try a search: this question comes up often; there may be other/better solutions or workarounds.

[Bhikkhu Pesala]

This is the Thread that you want. It is rather hard to find with a search.

[adze]

Thanks for your help. I'll give that a go!

This seems to me to be a feature worth emulating, to assist Word users like me to switch. I rely heavily on Shift-F3 and most people I know do as well. I know Writer is not meant to be a Word clone, but some things are just easier to do than to argue about.

Thanks again, adze

[Dave]

Or, there's always the thread that just precedes this one.

David.

[TheGurkha]

Here's a way to do it: Title Case.

If your question has been answered please go to your first post, use the edit button and add [Solved] as the first word of the title. You can also select the green tick icon.