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   Michael F. Stemper to Michael F. Stemper   
   Re: LibreOffice spreadsheet   
   14 Sep 22 10:34:43   
   
   From: michael.stemper@gmail.com   
      
   On 14/09/2022 08.29, Michael F. Stemper wrote:   
   > On 13/09/2022 17.05, red floyd wrote:   
   >> 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.   
   >   
   >>> What do I have to do to get it to stop messing with my   
   >>> perfectly cromulent text?   
   >>   
   >> Leading single quote, maybe?  I believe that flags it as text data.   
   >   
   > Well, that does allow me to capitalize the name of the trail.   
   > Unfortunately, it now has a (quite visible) leading single quote.   
   >   
   > With your suggestion as a hint, I tried using "Format Cells" to change   
   > the cell from "General" to "Text". That didn't help, either.   
      
   I just tried changing it to "Appalachian Trail", and it let me   
   keep my capitalization. Same with "Ice Age Trail", "Cross Trail", and   
   "East Bluff Trail". Still won't let me capitalize "Loop Trail".   
      
      
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