What problem does Change Text Case via Shift + Up/Down solve?
Many Ancestry users choose to employ different capitalization methodologies when saving people to their family tree, for example some may use all caps for names in their direct line such as “GEORGE WALKER”, and others may prefer the standard “George Walker”. This feature allows you to quickly switch a text input you are editing to uppercase or from uppercase to standard case.
How does Change Text Case via Shift + Up/Down work?
With Change Text Case via Shift + Up/Down, holding the shift key and pressing the up or down arrows on your keyboard will change the text case of any input to uppercase or standard case, so you can quickly change the capitalization of a field to suit your preference.
How do I use Change Text Case via Shift + Up/Down?
- Click on the Name or Place input you want to change so the flashing cursor appears in the input box.
- Press and hold the
shiftkey on your keyboard. While holding the shift key, press theup arrowon your keyboard to convert all text in the input box to UPPERCASE. - While holding the
shiftkey, press thedown arrowon your keyboard to convert all text in the input box to Standard Case.
Keyboard Shortcuts:
Shift+Up Arrow: Converts all text in the currently selected input box to UPPERCASEShift+Down Arrow: Converts all text in the currently selected input box to Standard Case
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