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No text case conversion feature in Google Docs #169

Open GoogleCodeExporter opened 9 years ago

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Create new document in Google Docs.
2. Type some text.
3. Change the text case e.g. to 'All Uppercase' (or 'Sentence Case' or
'Title Case' or 'All Lowercase')

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
An option appears in the Edit menu: 'Change Case' which offers a list of
choices: 'All Uppercase | All Lowercase | Sentence Case | Title Case'.

What version of the product are you using? On what operating system?
Any publicly available version. Any OS.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by vri...@gmail.com on 15 Mar 2009 at 1:46

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
You can always cheat using a style="text-transform: uppercase" by the menu 
"Edit - Edit HTML".
<font class="Apple-style-span" face="times new roman" style="text-transform: 
uppercase">Make me all uppercase</font>
Other options are capitalize and lowercase.

Original comment by dwwadd...@gmail.com on 19 Mar 2011 at 3:41

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Thanks for the hint! Yes, this would work but this would indeed be cheating, 
because it does not change the actual characters, but is changing instead the 
*visual representation* which if not quite the same. For instance, copy pasting 
will not work properly.
Still it is good to know it can be done this way.

Original comment by vri...@gmail.com on 19 Mar 2011 at 9:41

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
has any progress been made on this issue?

Original comment by wyatt.le...@gmail.com on 9 Feb 2012 at 4:39

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
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GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
any progress on this issue ?

Original comment by nish...@tubhyam.com on 27 Nov 2012 at 9:43

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
please tell us you're going to implement this simple function, it's just 
ridiculous.

Original comment by antm...@gmail.com on 4 Jan 2013 at 4:18

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
No upper-case conversion? Yes, it's ridiculous.

Original comment by i...@kalamun.org on 15 Feb 2013 at 11:34

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Please implement this! I lose a lot of time having to do this manually on my 
Chromebook.

Original comment by smorale...@gmail.com on 23 Feb 2013 at 11:21

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
please add this feature...

Original comment by ynede...@gmail.com on 4 Mar 2013 at 5:38

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
PLEASE ADD!

Original comment by m...@salesproconnect.com on 23 Jul 2013 at 4:22

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Please add!!!!

Original comment by thornt...@google.com on 13 Aug 2013 at 1:46

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
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GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Please add!!!

Original comment by n...@geekfrommorris.com on 16 Oct 2013 at 2:12

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
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GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
one more vote. This does seem pretty fundamental.

Original comment by teloscie...@gmail.com on 19 Jan 2014 at 6:09

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
If Google apps is to compete with Office 365 then it needs to have similar 
basic functions. All caps is a given...

Original comment by i...@fentonstephens.com.au on 5 Mar 2014 at 4:24

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Capitalize and vice-versa is a required feature ..

Original comment by enricopi...@gmail.com on 13 Mar 2014 at 10:45

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
This would be really nice. Pretty standard feature for office software.

Original comment by d...@livemercury.com on 10 Apr 2014 at 2:41

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
I agree there needs to be a capitalize feature.

Original comment by sorenpea...@gmail.com on 10 Apr 2014 at 7:35

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Please add

Original comment by michael_...@trimble.com on 10 Apr 2014 at 9:57

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
It is highly recommended to have CAPITALIZE feature.
Add it.

Original comment by lasaxm...@gmail.com on 14 Apr 2014 at 12:40

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Even worse than not capitalizing, it FORCES lower-case after the first letter.

For instance, I cannot seem to type in "RP32" without being FORCIBLY corrected 
to "Rp32".  This is unacceptable!

Original comment by materda...@gmail.com on 9 May 2014 at 3:34

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Having a feature that would allow you to alter a body of text to upper-case, 
lower-case, sentence-case, title-case, would be amazing, and yes, this would 
allow it to compete with Office 365 as well as Libre Office.

Original comment by mssc...@gmail.com on 27 Jun 2014 at 10:11

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Please add this feature.

Original comment by drphilga...@gmail.com on 26 Jul 2014 at 10:17

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
PLEEASE add this feature, really need it for editing

Original comment by padusju...@gmail.com on 30 Aug 2014 at 10:54

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Please add automatic capitalization of first letter of first word in sentence. 
Thanks!

Original comment by ajr...@gmail.com on 3 Sep 2014 at 6:40

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Agreed. This needs to be added.

Original comment by greenha...@gmail.com on 13 Sep 2014 at 12:56

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
yes

Original comment by stepinsk...@gmail.com on 14 Sep 2014 at 2:18

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Title case would be most appreciated.

Original comment by larame.s...@ck12.org on 29 Sep 2014 at 4:25

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
I agree

Original comment by cmholme...@gmail.com on 13 Oct 2014 at 3:22

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
every few days, somebody comments on this bug. Every few never, google finally 
gets around to it.

Original comment by Believet...@gmail.com on 13 Oct 2014 at 3:26

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Google, seriously? Come on! This must be like one of the most common text 
edition tool. Please implement it!

Original comment by pablocar...@gmail.com on 29 Oct 2014 at 3:10

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
There is an add-on for case management. It's called "Capitals." It works great!

Original comment by criosro...@gmail.com on 10 Nov 2014 at 2:51

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Ibid. Come on google, now you have released chromebook let me love it as a 
student.

Original comment by jim.hirs...@my.westminster.ac.uk on 19 Nov 2014 at 3:26

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
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GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Microsoft Word has a keyboard shortcut (Shift+F3) for cycling through text case 
options. (Lower, Proper, Upper, Lower...) It is the most frequent shortcut I 
use. And Google Docs does not have it? I can't believe it. For me this is 
mighty close to a show-stopper.

Original comment by g...@angeles-hill.com on 26 Nov 2014 at 1:00

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
JUST TYPED A LONG DOC IN UPPER CASE, SINCE THE CHROMEBOOK CAP LOCK PROCEDURE IS 
SO CUMBERSOME, FIGURING I COULD FIX IT LATER. NO CHANCE. PIECE OF CAKE IN WORD, 
JUST SAYIN.

I'M SURE THIS WILL BE CORRECTED SOON, AS I SEE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN REQUESTING THIS 
SINCE 2009. GO CHROME!

Original comment by DJQuig...@gmail.com on 3 Feb 2015 at 4:41

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
So this request has been on the table for 4 years now. It's a simple change, 
and very important for serious writers. But it's not important for Google? I 
just don't understand. Is Google pig-headed? Uncaring? Doesn't understand? Come 
on Google, keep us happy and we'll continue to champion your products. When we 
talk with friends about whether they should continue with MS Word or switch, we 
give them all the pros and cons. And as I said, for a serious writer this is a 
big deficiency. It's so important to me I still keep an old copy of MS Word 
installed just for this feature.

Original comment by g...@angeles-hill.com on 3 Feb 2015 at 8:54

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
People, there is a Simple work around: Type in your words however you'd like, 
then use CNTL-H find and replace, and fix the case of the words in your 
document however you'd like.

Original comment by rgging...@gmail.com on 3 Feb 2015 at 10:03

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
there's an add-on that will solve this problem.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/change-case/ahpcjlihommmjokggmgpinfpfl
phlall?utm_source=permalink

Original comment by John...@bfec.org.sg on 4 Feb 2015 at 2:23

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Thanks #39. However consider this sentence:
JUST TYPED A SENTENCE IN UPPER CASE.
I want to change it to:
Just typed a sentence in upper case.

Using Ctl+H takes a few clicks and about 30+ keystrokes whereas in MS Word it's 
a click-and-drag plus Shift+F3.

Shift+F3 also eliminates keystroke errors. No retyping, just toggling case.

Original comment by g...@angeles-hill.com on 4 Feb 2015 at 9:15

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Thanks #41. I looked at that it does work. However I have these thoughts:
1. No keyboard shortcuts.
2. The permission needed for the add-on worries me (View and manage your 
documents in Google Drive).

I'd prefer it to be part of the core product and to have shortcut keys. However 
I will use it until the real thing comes along.

Original comment by g...@angeles-hill.com on 4 Feb 2015 at 9:24

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
#40 - Thanks for the link. Now if they'd get it to work with Sheets and Slides.

Original comment by extrem...@gmail.com on 6 Mar 2015 at 4:05

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
This is *NOT* a real workaround, and it is *NOT* a cross-platform solution, but 
*if* you are on OSX, you can use the globally available text services, which 
will enable case conversion in _any_ input field:

(for Yosemite)
1. Go to System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Services.
2.  Tick the checkboxes for the services you want enabled: Toggle Case,  ALL 
CAPS, All lowercase, camelCase, Sentence case...

Now, right-clicking in a text input and selecting Services will show the chosen 
case conversion options. You can also assign a specific hot key for a specific 
case conversion operation.

Original comment by vri...@gmail.com on 6 Mar 2015 at 4:15