Change the case of type – Adobe InDesign User Manual
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To change the default dictionary for a specific document, open the document, choose Edit > Deselect All, and then choose the
language.
2. In the Character panel, choose the appropriate dictionary in the Language menu.
InDesign uses Proximity (and WinSoft for some languages) dictionaries for both spelling and hyphenation. These dictionaries let you specify a
different language for as little as a single character of text. Each dictionary contains hundreds of thousands of words with standard syllable breaks.
Changing the default language does not affect existing text frames or documents.
You can customize language dictionaries to ensure that any unique vocabulary you use is recognized and treated correctly.
How dictionaries affect hyphenation
A. “Glockenspiel” in English B. “Glockenspiel” in Traditional German C. “Glockenspiel” in Reformed German
Change the case of type
The All Caps or Small Caps commands change the appearance of text, but not the text itself. Conversely, the Change Case command changes
the case setting of selected text. This distinction is important when searching or spell-checking text. For example, suppose you type “spiders” in
your document and apply All Caps to the word. Using Find/Change (with Case Sensitive selected) to search for “SPIDERS” will not find the
instance of “spiders” to which All Caps was applied. To improve search and spell-check results, use the Change Case command rather than All
Caps.
Anne-Marie Concepcion provides an article about small caps at
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Change text to All Caps or Small Caps
InDesign can automatically change the case of selected text. When you format text as small caps, InDesign automatically uses the small-cap
characters designed as part of the font, if available. Otherwise, InDesign synthesizes the small caps using scaled-down versions of the regular
capital letters. The size of synthesized small caps is set in the Type Preferences dialog box.
Before (top) and after (bottom) setting BC and AD in small caps to complement old-style numerals and surrounding text
If you select All Caps or Small Caps in an OpenType font, InDesign creates more elegant type. If you’re using an OpenType font, you can also
choose All Small Caps from the Character panel menu or the Control panel. (See Apply OpenType font attributes.)
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