When you’re typing in Google Docs, you could discover that the primary letter of the primary phrase of a sentence will get mechanically capitalized. This characteristic, enabled by default, could be a nuisance if it’s capitalizing phrases that you simply don’t need to be capitalized. You can flip this characteristic off, however it doesn’t sync between the desktop and cellular variations of Google Docs, so that you’ll must manually disable the characteristic on each. Here’s do it.

How to show off auto capitalization in Google Docs for desktop

On your desktop PC, launch your browser of alternative and open Google Docs. Next, open a doc after which click on Tools within the toolbar on the high of the display.

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Click Preferences close to the underside of the drop-down menu that seems.

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You’ll now be within the General tab of the Preferences window. Uncheck the field subsequent to Automatically capitalize phrases, discovered on the high of the menu, and click on OK.

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Google Docs will not mechanically capitalize your textual content as you sort. If you need to allow the characteristic once more, head again to the Preferences menu, test the field subsequent to Automatically capitalize phrases, after which click on OK.

How to show off auto capitalization in Google Docs for cellular

Even for those who disable the auto-capitalization characteristic on desktop, the setting doesn’t sync with the Google Docs app on cellular units. In reality, there isn’t even a setting that disables this characteristic. To forestall this system from mechanically capitalizing textual content in your cellular system, you’ll want to regulate your system settings.

The setting you’re searching for is named Auto-Capitalization. The strategy to get to this setting depends on which OS you’re utilizing.

On Android, go to Settings > System > Languages & Input > On-screen Keyboard. You’ll now want to pick the keyboard you utilize. In this case, it’s possible Gboard. Finally, faucet Text Correction after which toggle the slider subsequent to Auto-capitalization to the off place.

On iPhone, go to Settings > General > Keyboard. On this display, toggle the slider subsequent to Auto-Capitalization to the off place.

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Text written on Google Docs will not be mechanically capitalized, however remember that that is additionally true for different functions in your cellular system that use that keyboard. You’ll must re-enable the auto-capitalization characteristic if you wish to deliver the characteristic again to a different app.