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This wikiHow teaches you how to make your iPhone automatically capitalize letters at the beginning of sentences and certain words.
Steps
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1Open your iPhone’s Settings. You’ll find this app on one of your home screens—look for a gray cog icon. If you don’t see it, look inside the Utilities folder.
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2Tap General. It’s in the third group of settings.[1]Advertisement
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3Tap Keyboard. It’s in the sixth group of settings.
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4Slide the “Auto-Capitalization” switch to the on position. Now the first letter of every sentence you type will be a capital letter. Recognized acronyms (e.g. “HTML”) and the first letters of proper nouns (e.g. “Tacoma,” “Joe”) will also be capitalized.
Community Q&A
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QuestionWhat is auto capitalization?
Community AnswerAuto capitalization will automatically make the first letter of a new sentence uppercase.
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1. Open your Settings.
2. Tap General.
3. Tap Keyboard.
4. Slide the "Auto-Capitalization" switch to the on position.
