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   red floyd to Michael F. Stemper   
   Re: LibreOffice spreadsheet   
   13 Sep 22 15:06:07   
   
   From: no.spam.here@its.invalid   
      
   On 9/13/2022 1:50 PM, Michael F. Stemper wrote:   
   > I have a spreadsheet in which I track all of my hiking. Today,   
   > I tried to enter the following into a cell:   
   >   
   >    E pkg lot to top, along bluff to Loop Trail, back down   
   >   
   > However, it keeps changing "Loop Trail" to "loop trail". Since   
   > "Loop Trail" is the name of a trail, it is a proper noun, and   
   > should be capitalized.   
   >   
   > When I put a period after "bluff to", it allowed me to   
   > capitalize "Loop Trail". However, when I removed the period,   
   > it again took matters into its own (virtual) hands and   
   > undid the capitalization.   
   >   
   > Automatic Spell Checking is turned off.   
   > AutoCorrect doesn't seem to have anything relevant.   
   >   
   > I can type the same words into the LibreOffice word processor,   
   > and it leaves them alone.   
   >   
   > What do I have to do to get it to stop messing with my   
   > perfectly cromulent text?   
   >   
      
   By the way, Windows version 7.4.0.3 does not exhibit this issue.   
      
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