Change case in paragraph style option

I use different types of headng styles in my document. I use ALL CAPS for my first level heading and TITLE CASE for second level heading and SENTENCE FOR third level heading. It will be helpful if I have change case options in paragraph sytle
Upper case
Lowera case
Title case
Sentence case
in paragaph style just like "BASIC CHARACTER FORMATS".
Thanks
Regards
arul

I think that's the wrong paradigm.
Styles are for changing the look of text -- not the content. the way change case works (in every app I've ever seen) is by changing the encoding of the text.
FWIW. I have a utility in my "Style Utilities" which can change case based on style: http://in-tools.com/products/plugins/style-utilities/
Harbs

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ravenowl wrote:
When using paragraph styles I come up against several problems that I haven't been able to figure out with the help menu:
1. When I change a para with the style list it doesn't change the para to the chosen parameters. It changes for instance the font but not the size. How do I make sure that the chosen text gets changed completely?
Double click on the style name in the styles drawer to completely force the style onto the selected text. This will however eliminate any bolding, italics, underlining etc.
2. When I want to create a new style from selection it does not create a style that turns up in future lists. I only get to choose what is already somewhere in the text I am writing and what seems to be a default list that shows up with every new document. To change to something else I have to find a text that has the format I want, copy a piece of it, put it into the text I am working on and then try and change the paragraph style. How can I make sure that I have the styles I want at my disposal whatever I am working on? Can I somehow edit the choices in the style drawer?
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