Automatically Capitalizing Day Names

Every time you type a word in Word, the program does quite a bit of behind-the-scenes work to check out what you typed and, if necessary, make changes to it. One of the things that Word can automatically check and correct is the capitalization of days of the week. For instance, if you type the word "wednesday," Word would automatically change it to Wednesday. To control this behavior in Word 2007, follow these steps:

1. Click the Office button and then click Word Options. Word displays the Word Options dialog box.
2. At the left side of the dialog box click Proofing.
3. Click the AutoCorrect Options button. Word displays the AutoCorrect tab of the AutoCorrect dialog box. (Click here to see a related figure.)
4. Select the Capitalize Names of Days check box if you want Word to automatically capitalize for you.
5. Clear the Capitalize Names of Days check box if you don't want Word to make automatic changes.
6. Click on OK.

If you are using an older version of Word, follow these steps instead:

1. Choose AutoCorrect (AutoCorrect Options in some versions of Word) from the Tools menu. Word displays the AutoCorrect dialog box.
2. Make sure the AutoCorrect tab is selected.
3. Select or deselect the Capitalize Names of Days check box, depending on whether you want Word to automatically capitalize for you.
4. Click on OK.