# Is there a easy add in to change case in Firefox or Ms Word? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [January 31, 2012, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-easy-add-in-to-change-case-in-firefox-or-ms-word/611256 "2012-01-31T01:56:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-easy-add-in-to-change-case-in-firefox-or-ms-word/611256/1 "2012-01-31T01:56:26Z")
Back in my mainframe days the Vax editor (EDT) had a very handy change case feature. Select the text and hit Gold 1 on the numpad. EDT is the best full screen editor I ever used in my career. tHERES NOTHING WORSE THAN TYPING A LINE AND LOOK UP, THEN REALIZE THE dAMN CAPS LOCK IS ON. iT SUCKS. šŸ˜› You got to back space and type all that crap again. 1988 I had the case change feature. Why donā€™t I have it in 2012? Is there a Firefox add in to select text and change case? How about Ms Word? Any proggies to change case? ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-easy-add-in-to-change-case-in-firefox-or-ms-word/611256/2 "2012-01-31T02:07:50Z")
btw, the algorithm to convert case is super easy. A is ASCI 65 a is 97 B is 66 and b is 98 use a function to get the ASCII value, ;case change if \< 97 then add 32 Else subtract 32. ASCII codes > **[HTML Codes - Table of ascii characters and symbols](https://ascii.cl/htmlcodes.htm)** > > HTML Codes - Table for easy reference of ascii characters and symbols in HTML format. With indication of browser support ---
**Author:** ![RadicalPi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/radicalpi/32/9806_2.png) [@RadicalPi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RadicalPi)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-easy-add-in-to-change-case-in-firefox-or-ms-word/611256/3 "2012-01-31T02:34:54Z")
In my version of Microsoft Word, go to Format \> Change Case \> tOGGLE cASE. Who knows where that is in newer versions of Word, but I canā€™t imagine they got rid of this function. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-easy-add-in-to-change-case-in-firefox-or-ms-word/611256/4 "2012-01-31T02:39:56Z")
Thatā€™s right Word does have it. The change case is buried several menus deep. Its almost quicker to retype a couple words rather than dig into the menus. But at least the feature is there. Its useful when entire paragraphs got typed with caps lock on. So, Firefox is the biggest issue. I shudder to think how many of my posts for SDMB required retyping because of caps lock. ---
**Author:** ![OldGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3bc359/32.png) [@OldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldGuy)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-easy-add-in-to-change-case-in-firefox-or-ms-word/611256/5 "2012-01-31T02:41:25Z")
In Word in Office 2010, go to the home tab and find the font group. On the top line just after the super and subscript buttons, thereā€™s one labeled Aa with e little down arrow. If you click on it one of the choices is toggle case. ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-easy-add-in-to-change-case-in-firefox-or-ms-word/611256/6 "2012-01-31T02:46:21Z")
In Word, you can also use shift+F3 to toggle through cases. Many handy keyboard shortcuts [here](http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290938)(you can also customize the keyboard via the customize menu to do practically whatever you want). ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-easy-add-in-to-change-case-in-firefox-or-ms-word/611256/7 "2012-01-31T02:58:29Z")
This article mentions a couple firefox add ons. But they only work up to 3.5. I just hate the new Firefox. We lost so darn many add ons. ā˜¹ Volunteers donā€™t always have time to update software they wrote two years ago. Casey Case Converter and decaps both sound good. I hope they get updated soon. Leet key looks way too complicated. > ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-easy-add-in-to-change-case-in-firefox-or-ms-word/611256/8 "2012-01-31T03:15:05Z")
> [@Rhythmdvl](#): > > In Word, you can also use shift+F3 to toggle through cases. Many handy keyboard shortcuts [here](http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290938)(you can also customize the keyboard via the customize menu to do practically whatever you want). This is the way to do it: Shift/F3 is one of the most useful function keys in Word. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-easy-add-in-to-change-case-in-firefox-or-ms-word/611256/9 "2012-01-31T03:47:20Z")
[Case Changer](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/case-changer/), Firefox 3.0 - 10.\* CMC fnord! ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-easy-add-in-to-change-case-in-firefox-or-ms-word/611256/10 "2012-01-31T03:53:08Z")
Well, Grizzly Ape Case Changer worked for this SDMB post. Thanks! Should be a big time saver. ---
**Author:** ![bahimes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e36b37/32.png) [@bahimes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bahimes)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-easy-add-in-to-change-case-in-firefox-or-ms-word/611256/11 "2012-01-31T07:40:33Z")
> [@Rhythmdvl](#): > > In Word, you can also use shift+F3 to toggle through cases. Many handy keyboard shortcuts [here](http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290938)(you can also customize the keyboard via the customize menu to do practically whatever you want). Good response. As a technical writer, I learned that one long ago, shortly after shifting from Word Perfect to Word. Mostly by accident, as Shift+F3 in WP was ā€œReveal Codesā€. But that starts another rant about MS Word. ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-easy-add-in-to-change-case-in-firefox-or-ms-word/611256/12 "2012-01-31T08:02:00Z")
Thanks. Iā€™m _incredibly_ lazy. As a writer/editor, that means relying on a 12-button mouse, a good grasp of keyboard short-cuts, and a range of custom macros to allow me to minimize movement. I can sit there barely twitching for twenty minutes and get a 250-page book ready to go into layout. ---
**Author:** ![BeaMyra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/2bfe46/32.png) [@BeaMyra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeaMyra)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-easy-add-in-to-change-case-in-firefox-or-ms-word/611256/13 "2012-01-31T08:16:13Z")
In addition to the shift+F3, you can change case in Word (in 2010) at the Home Tab. Youā€™ll see the Font Section and a button that looks like this Aa ---
**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-easy-add-in-to-change-case-in-firefox-or-ms-word/611256/14 "2012-01-31T12:57:11Z")
Personally, I avoid this problem by disabling my Caps Lock key (Control panel --\> Keyboard --\> Key Settings). I have not had a real use for it since the days when I used to do BASIC programming on my BBC Micro. Unfortunately, Windows 7 does give you the option to redefine it to anything useful, but that is no big deal. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-easy-add-in-to-change-case-in-firefox-or-ms-word/611256/15 "2012-01-31T13:07:28Z")
> [@njtt](#): > > Personally, I avoid this problem by disabling my Caps Lock key (Control panel ā€“\> Keyboard ā€“\> Key Settings). I have not had a real use for it since the days when I used to do BASIC programming on my BBC Micro. Unfortunately, Windows 7 does give you the option to redefine it to anything useful, but that is no big deal. A friend of mine actually will pry his off, along with others that he feels are troublesome. ---
**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-easy-add-in-to-change-case-in-firefox-or-ms-word/611256/16 "2012-01-31T13:19:23Z")
That seems like unnecessary overkill when it is easy to disable. Incidentally, I meant to type that Windows 7 does NOT give you the option to redefine it to anything useful. (I would have liked to redefine it as a second shift key, as my left shift is tiny, but no deal.) ---
**Author:** ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-easy-add-in-to-change-case-in-firefox-or-ms-word/611256/17 "2012-01-31T13:20:14Z")
[Itā€™s All Text!](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/its-all-text/) is a Firefox plugin that allows you to edit text area fields in an external editor of your choice. You could use this plugin, along with your favourite case-changing editor, like (X)Emacs. ---
**Author:** ![Motorgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-easy-add-in-to-change-case-in-firefox-or-ms-word/611256/18 "2012-01-31T20:14:34Z")
In MS Word you can also set/unset the auto-correct option for ā€œCorrect accidental usage of cAPS LOCK keyā€ in Office 2010 itā€™s under File -\> Options -\> Proofing -\> Auto-correct options -\> Auto Correct tab ---
**Author:** ![Blakeyrat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecd19e/32.png) [@Blakeyrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blakeyrat)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-easy-add-in-to-change-case-in-firefox-or-ms-word/611256/19 "2012-01-31T20:22:49Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Thatā€™s right Word does have it. The change case is buried several menus deep. Its almost quicker to retype a couple words rather than dig into the menus. But at least the feature is there. Its useful when entire paragraphs got typed with caps lock on. > > So, Firefox is the biggest issue. I shudder to think how many of my posts for SDMB required retyping because of caps lock. Why donā€™t you just disable your caps lock key? To ask a probably stupid questionā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-easy-add-in-to-change-case-in-firefox-or-ms-word/611256/20 "2012-01-31T20:44:54Z")
> [@Khadaji](#): > > A friend of mine actually will pry his off, along with others that he feels are troublesome. Is he the guy who posted this (in puzzle form) on Usenet a decade ago or so? šŸ˜ƒ Iā€™ve thought of doing this. I donā€™t think Iā€™ve pushed CapsLock deliberately even once during this century, but (yes, Iā€™m fat-fingered) hit it by accident twice a day or so. :smack: (I wonā€™t pry it off though ā€“ I think my son needs CapsLock to help him shoot dragons with his bazooka. :dubious: ) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-easy-add-in-to-change-case-in-firefox-or-ms-word/611256.md?page=2)