How to Apply Small Caps in Microsoft Word
Instead of yelling excercise subtlety
If you want to subtly emphasize a word or phrase in your Microsoft Word document, you can apply “small caps” to the text. This formats the font with all capital letters while slightly reducing the size.
You can use small caps in Word on Windows and Mac easily. The feature isn’t currently available in Word for the web or the Word mobile app; however, there is a workaround you can use if you like. Let’s take a look.
Apply Small Caps in Word on Windows
To format a word, phrase, sentence, or paragraph as small caps in Word on Windows, follow these simple steps.
You’ll then see your existing text update to small caps.
Tip: For a quick way to apply small caps, use the keyboard shortcutCtrl + Shift + K.
Apply Small Caps in Word on Mac
You can format your text as small caps in Word for Mac as easily as Word on Windows, just slightly differently.
You can then see that your selected text is displayed in small caps.
Tip: For a fast way to do small caps, use the keyboard shortcutCommand + Shift + K.
Apply Small Caps in Word on the Web
As mentioned, the small caps effect isn’t available in Word on the web. One way to mimic this is bychanging the text caseand then decreasing the font size.
You’ll then see your text appear in a small caps format. While maybe not the ideal solution, it works.
Related:Learn how toclear formatting in Word.
Apply Small Caps in Word on Mobile
Like Word on the web, the mobile app for Android and iPhone doesn’t offer the small caps option. However, you can use the same workaround to apply all caps and reduce the font size.
Swipe to close the bottom screen, and your text will be updated to resemble the small caps formatting.
Stop Yelling, Emphasize Subtly
By formatting your text with a small caps font in Word, you can add emphasis to words or other text without making those words jump off the page as if you’re yelling at the reader.
With any luck, Microsoft will bring the official small caps feature to Word on the web and the mobile app. Until then, hopefully the workaround described here helps you accomplish what you need.
For more Microsoft Office tutorials, look athow to vertically align text in Word.
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