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Compatible with AutoCAD Versions: 2000, 2000i, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

CHANGE TEXT TO "SENTENCE" CASE

This command changes all selected text (dtext & mtext) to "sentence" case. "Sentence" case is when the first character of each sentence is capitalized and the rest of the characters are lower case.

How characters to capitalize are determined:  The command searches for  periods (.), exclamation points (!), and question marks (?); when they are found the next alphanumeric character is capitalized in the text. When using DTEXT, the lines of text are sorted from the highest insertion point Y value to lowest, so that if a sentence ends at the end of one line the first character of the next line will be capitalized.

User configurable options: none

Known limitations:

• This command only capitalizes the first character after a period (.), exclamation point (!), or a question mark (?). Any other characters that need to be capitalized must be changed afterwards using a text editor like TXTEDT.

• Submit a limitation not listed.

Alternate uses:

• None reported. If you have an alternate use for this command submit it here.

SAMPLE SENTCASE COMMAND SYNTAX:

Command:
Command: SENTCASE

Select TEXT to change to "sentence" case.
Select objects:

Select the text you would like changed to "sentence" case. When done selecting text press <Enter> or <Space>. 

 

--the text is changed to "sentence" case--

Solutions to common questions and problems with this command

Related Commands

UPCASE  Command to change selected dtext/mtext to all upper case letters.

LOWCASE  Command to change selected dtext/mtext to all lower case letters.

PROPCASE  Command to change selected dtext/mtext to "proper" case letters (the first character of each word capitalized and the rest lower case).

TXTEDT  Command to edit attributes, text, mtext, dimensions, door symbols, window symbols, room name symbols, keynotes, material keys, doors (in plan), windows (in plan), hatch, dwg titles, dwg reference callouts, or an attribute definition.