Enable/Disable Auto Capitalization in MS Word

I don’t like Microsoft Word 2021 or 365 telling me what to do. It auto-capitalizes things that I don’t want it to. I can capitalize my own work thank you! You can change Word’s Auto Capitalization settings to your liking by performing these steps.

1. While working in Word, select the “File” menu and choose “Options“. If hidden, select “More…“, then choose “Options“.
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2. Select “Proofing” and then select the “AutoCorrect Options…” button.
   
3. Here you can check the boxes to customize what you want Word to automatically capitalize.
   • Correct Two Initial Capitals
   • Capitalize first letter of sentences
   • Capitalize first letter of table cells
   • Capitalize names of days
   • Correct accidental usage of caps lock key
     You may also set Exceptions if you don’t want these settings to apply to certain words.
     
4. Select “OK“, then “OK” again when you are done.

These settings are also located other Office applications such as Excel and PowerPoint.

Author Mitch Bartlett

Through my career that spans over 20 years I have become an expert in Microsoft Systems Administration, Android, and macOS. I started this site as a technical guide for myself and it has grown into what I hope is a useful knowledgebase for everyone.