Editing 101

Capitalization

... The three main styles of capitalization used online and in email are sentence case, title case, and all ... The three main styles of capitalization used online and in email are sentence case ( The story of ...

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How should I capitalize the text in table headers?

... of tables, but we can offer some advice. Choose the capitalization style that seems best for the tables you are working with, and ... of tables, but we can offer some advice. Choose the capitalization style that seems best for the tables you are working with, and ...

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Should website section titles be capitalized or in quotes?

... all three types of title the same (all using title-style capitalization , and all with quotation marks, for instance), or you may have ... "The Yahoo! Style Guide" (Capitalization, Quotation marks) ...

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Do you capitalize the word "eco-friendly"?

... the word in a title, if the title demanded title-style capitalization : Eco-Friendly Alternative Hits the Showroom ... Not So Eco-Friendly For more on different capitalization styles, see the guide's section on capitalization . ...

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How are business terms capitalized?

... I just purchased the style guide, but one of the capitalization topics I had hoped to find isn't there, nor are the terms in the word list. While reading online, I've noticed very random capitalization of certain terms, for example, "Web Engagement Management" or ...

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Why do you capitalize "Internet" but lowercase "intranet"?

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Should I capitalize "app"?

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Should I capitalize "Facebook Profile" and "LinkedIn Groups"?

... "The Yahoo! Style Guide" (Capitalization, Company and product names) ...

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Is "cloud computing" capitalized?

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User-instruction mechanics

... and checkboxes: Use the same wording and capitalization that people will see on the onscreen element . Double-check ... the instructions you’re giving match the words and capitalization of the text exactly. For example, if a button label uses title ...

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