Title Case with Articles in Lowercase

Is there a script or a way to get true Title Case? Illustrator caps every first letter. Seems word does the same, can't believe that there still is not an option for this.

Mike, now it works with
textFrame selection(s)
and textRange selection
what is it what you're having problems with? what other scenarios do you have to work with?

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Smart Title Case - problem with script

Having a problem here.
When multiple paragraphs are selected the start of a paragraph is set to a lowercase
how can I fix this?
//DESCRIPTION: Converts selected text to title case smartly
var ignoreWords = ["a", "an", "and", "the", "to", "with", "in", "on", "as", "of", "or", "at", "into", "that",
         "by", "from", "their", "then", "for", "are", "not","cannot", "be", "is", "which", "can"];
var intCaps = ["PineRidge","InDesign","NJ","UMC", "FCCLA", "SkillsUSA", "d’Oeuvres", "VAT", "VIES",];
// or by creating text files named ignoreWords.txt and intCaps.txt in the same folder as the script
ignoreWords = getIgnoreFile(ignoreWords);
intCaps = getIntCaps(intCaps);
try {
    myText = app.selection[0].texts[0].contents;
} catch(e) {
    exit();
theWordRanges = myText.split("/");
for (var i = theWordRanges.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
    theWords = theWordRanges[i].toLowerCase().split(" ");
    //First word must have a cap, but might have an internal cap
    myNewText = "";
    for (var j = 0; theWords.length > j; j++) {
        k = isIn(intCaps,theWords[j])
        if (k > -1) {
            myNewText = myNewText + intCaps[k] + " ";
            continue;
        } else {
            if ((isIn(ignoreWords,theWords[j]) > -1) && (j != 0)) {
                myNewText = myNewText + theWords[j] + " ";
            } else {
                myNewText = myNewText + InitCap(theWords[j]) + " ";
    theWordRanges[i] = myNewText.substring(0,myNewText.length - 1)
app.selection[0].texts[0].contents = theWordRanges.join("/");
// +++++++ Functions Start Here +++++++++++++++++++++++
function getIgnoreFile(theWords) {
    var myFile = File(File(getScriptPath()).parent.fsName + "/ignoreWords.txt");
    if (!myFile.exists) { return theWords }
    // File exists, so use it instead
    myFile.open("r");
    var importedWords = myFile.read();
    myFile.close();
    return importedWords.split("\n"); // Could filter these, but what's the point?
function getIntCaps(theWords) {
    var myFile = File(File(getScriptPath()).parent.fsName + "/intCaps.txt");
    if (!myFile.exists) { return theWords }
    // File exists, so use it instead
    myFile.open("r");
    var importedWords = myFile.read();
    myFile.close();
    return importedWords.split("\n"); // Could filter these, but what's the point?
function getScriptPath() {
    // This function returns the path to the active script, even when running ESTK
    try {
        return app.activeScript;
    } catch(e) {
        return e.fileName;
function isIn(aList,aWord) {
    for (var i = 0; aList.length > i; i++) {
        if (aList[i].toLowerCase() == aWord) {
            return i;
    return -1;
function InitCap(aWord) {
    if (aWord.length == 1) {
        return (aWord.toUpperCase());
    return (aWord.substr(0,1).toUpperCase() + aWord.substring(1,aWord.length))

Hi,
Looks like it is a 'paragraph mark' problem which can be seen as 1st char in some strings.
modify these two lines:
     theWordRanges = myText.split("\r");
     app.selection[0].texts[0].contents = theWordRanges.join("\r");
Jarek

How can I use a script in a Livecycle Designer form, to force display of text in Title Case?

Hello,
I am a 'novice' who is DIY'ing the construction of a dynamic pdf form, using Adobe Livecycle Designer 7 (I know, it's a VERY old version!)
[So, any help that comes along must be 'for Idiots'!]
I need to construct a code (Java script?) so that a few of my text-fields DISPLAY data in Title Case - IRRESPECTIVE of how the user types in the data.
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If someone types in ..
"205 sherborne avenue"
- OR -
"205 Sherborne avenue"
- OR -
"205 SHERBORNE AVENUE"...
I need the data to be DISPLAYED ESSENTIALLY as...
"205 Sherborne Avenue".
I found the following code online, and tried it in the 'exit' event of the field I need to modify (with 'language' selected as JavaScript)...
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So, that code worked for the first two of my samples for Sherborne Avenue above - but it did NOT work for the last one...
That is, "205 SHERBORNE AVENUE" did NOT get converted to Title Case - which is what I need help with.
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Hey TundraSteve,
Thanks a tonne!
Works perfectly!!!
In fact, your solution is so elegant and direct, that even I am beginning to get a sense of how it works... I have looked at LOTS of similar codes in the past few days, but was not at all getting a sense of how they are working! But comparing your solution with the earlier one I mentioned, I am beginning to get a sense of things!
Any suggestions for what I should read-up in order to understand this king of coding?
I have basically been using the built-in 'Help' - and, trial-and-error - and I have designed my first form - a pretty elaborate one, actually!
So, it would be great if you could guide me through the 'learning curve' a bit!
[I have figured-out the 'basics' - that is, I can lay out the form, use 'if-expressions' (FormCalc), trigger events, even build Subforms that are hidden but 'appear' when triggered by other actions, and so on. What I can't figure out are the various 'code languages' (syntax?) that are being used - like " var sometext", for eg.!]
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Looking for a simple way to convert a string to title case

New to LiveCycle and Javascript. Looking for a simple way to convert a string to title case, except acronyms. Currently using the the following, it converts acronyms to lower case:
var str = this.rawValue;
var upCase = str.split(" ");
for(i=0; i < upCase.length; i++) {
upCase[i] = upCase[i].substr(0,1).toUpperCase() + upCase[i].substr(1).toLowerCase();
this.rawValue = upCase.join(' ');

Thanks for the reply.
Found the following script in a forum, which works fine as a "custom validation script" in the.pdf version of my form. However, it will not work in LiveCycle? The problem seems to be with
"return str.replace(/[A-Za-z0-9\u00C0-\u00FF]+[^\s-]*/g"
function toTitleCase(str) {
var smallWords = /^(a|an|and|as|at|but|by|en|for|if|in|nor|of|on|or|per|the|to|vs?\.?|via)$/i;
return str.replace(/[A-Za-z0-9\u00C0-\u00FF]+[^\s-]*/g, function(match, index, title){
if (index > 0 && index + match.length !== title.length &&
match.search(smallWords) > -1 && title.charAt(index - 2) !== ":" &&
(title.charAt(index + match.length) !== '-' || title.charAt(index - 1) === '-') &&
title.charAt(index - 1).search(/[^\s-]/) < 0) {
return match.toLowerCase();
if (match.substr(1).search(/[A-Z]|\../) > -1) {
return match;
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Logical Model Naming Standard (Title Case) and Foward ENGINEERING how to???

Hi,
I just installed the datamodeler v3.3.0.747.
I want to use the Title Case style as separator style in my logic Model... To do this, i go to the Preferences Settings (Tools > Preferences > Naming Starndard > Logic Model) and set the Title Case as separator Style...
However, when i do foward engineering of the logical model... The Style is omitted and everything is like the logical model... For example,
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Title Case

Hello,
I have a table TRANS with a column called NAME (varchar2(40)). Most of the records are in title case already (St. John St) but there are a few in upper case (OLD HIGHWAY). I want to change the upper case records to title case. I've seen a few different ways on the internet to do this but I don't really understand them. I'm using SQLPLUS.
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Be warned. INITCAP() is similar to, but not the same as TITLE(). INITCAP() makes the first letter or each word upper case. The function TITLE(), where I have seen it implemented, leaves minor words lower case - as in a book title.
INITCAP('not a deal') returns Not A Deal. TITLE('not a deal') would return Not a Deal.
Not necessarily a problem, just be aware of it.

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Here i created a new thread SDN memories.
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When I get an i.m on ichat it mixes up the letters with uppercase and lowercase how do I fix that?

When I get an i.m on ichat it mixes up the letters with uppercase and lowercase how do I fix that?

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Depends.
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Title Case - is it possible?

I have a client who wants a lot of content on his web site put into title case (i.e. all caps but with first letter of each word larger). The only way I can think of is to set a larger font size span for the first letter ... I am dreading doing this, it would be soooo fiddly and clunky. There must be way I can define a style, but I haven't been able to find one ... Anybody have an idea of how to do this?
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You can try using a small-caps style along with text-transform:capitalize, e.g.,
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<p>this is a test <span class="caps">of the small caps when used with a capitalize transform</span>. Is it working?</p>

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My Running Headers plug-in has smart title case which gets its words
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I have a spreadsheet that contains several columns of text which are all uppercase. I would like to format the text so that it has a capital first letter, and the subsequent letters are lower case for that word. The "Title" case which is found in Format>Font>Capitalization>Title Case only seems to work if the text is all lower case. I can't get it to work on any other types of formatted text. Any thoughts on how I can do this? Thanks

I use an AppleScript to change to title case in Pages. This is based on an old AppleWorks script that I've modified for Pages. Copy & paste your table from Numbers to a blank Pages document then open AppleScript Editor (in Utilities) & paste the following code in a new window & save as a script. You can then run it to convert the text & then copy & paste back to Numbers.
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property lowerOnlyWords : {"a", "an", "the", "and", "of", "for", "from", "in", "on", "before", "after", "between", "behind", "with", "without", "to", "through", "against", "is"}
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                                        set startLowerN to 1
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