

Learn more To learn more about capitalization, see The Chicago Manual of Style. Examplesįor information on capitalization in hyphenated compound words see Hyphens.

When words are joined by a slash, capitalize the word after the slash if the word before the slash is capitalized. Although all uppercase is used occasionally as a design element, don't use it in text.ĭon't use internal capitalization (such as AutoScale or e-Book) unless it's part of a brand name.ĭon't capitalize the spelled-out form of an acronym unless it's a proper noun. (It's OK to use italic sparingly for emphasis.)ĭon't use all lowercase as a design choice. That start with a word that's always lowercase.ĭon't use all uppercase for emphasis. To learn more about proper nouns, see Nouns and pronouns.Īlways capitalize the first word of a new sentence.

The name of a button or checkbox), or standalone phrase. Capitalize the first word of a sentence, heading, title, UI label (such as.Use sentence-style capitalization most of the time. To help customers recognize, find, and buy them, reserve capitalization for product and service names.)įollow these guidelines in Microsoft content: Lowercase except the first word and proper nouns, which include the Style uses sentence-style capitalization.
