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All Caps Shortcut in Word and Other Windows Apps

Written by Yaron Elharar (@YaronElharar) · Updated September 12, 2026

To make selected text all caps in desktop Word, press Shift+F3 until it becomes uppercase. The shortcut cycles through lowercase, UPPERCASE, and Capitalize Each Word.

To convert text in other supported Windows apps, install and run AnyCase, select the text, and press Win+Alt+U. This shortcut is supplied by AnyCase; it is not built into Windows.

Caps Lock changes the letters you type next. It does not convert text you have already selected.

Need the opposite? Change ALL CAPS to lowercase with a shortcut.

Shift+F3 not working? Check the app and try these fixes.

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Add an All Caps Shortcut with AnyCase

AnyCase converts selected text directly where you work in supported applications. Use Win+Alt+U for uppercase or customize the shortcut in the app.

Alongside uppercase, AnyCase provides shortcuts for lowercase, title case, and sentence case. See the shortcut list and supported applications below.

Which All Caps Shortcut Should You Use?

  • Desktop Word: select your text and press Shift+F3 until it is uppercase. You can also choose Home → Change Case → UPPERCASE.
  • PowerPoint and classic Outlook: Shift+F3 also changes case in supported desktop versions. It is an application shortcut, not a universal Windows command.
  • Other supported Windows apps: with AnyCase installed and running, select text and press Win+Alt+U. Check the supported applications below.
  • Typing new text: turn Caps Lock on to type uppercase letters, then turn it off when finished.

For the native Word method, see Microsoft’s change-case instructions.

AnyCase Shortcut (app required)
Action
Win+Alt+L
To convert selection to lowercase
Win+Alt+U
To convert selection to All Caps (UPPERCASE)
Win+Alt+T
To convert selection to Title Case
Win+Alt+S
To convert selection to Sentence case
Win+Alt+A
To convert selection to AlTeRnAtInG CaPs
Win+Alt+O
To Toggle the case of the selected Text

Shortcut for All Caps

You can use the all caps shortcut to uppercase the text directly in place in the supported applications. Uppercase Letters that are selected in any supported application/environments (WordPress, Facebook, Microsoft Word Etc.) can be converted. For example, you can change text from lowercase to uppercase, title case to uppercase, etc.

All Caps Shortcut – Win+Alt+U

Shortcuts for Title Case

Changes the selected text in any supported applications to title case (proper case) directly in the application. For example, you can change between lowercase to title case, uppercase to title case, etc. just like the shortcut for all caps.

Title Case Shortcut – Win+Alt+T

Change ALL CAPS to Lowercase

Already typed a sentence with Caps Lock on? Select the text and use a lowercase shortcut to change the letters without retyping them.

Before: HELLO WORLD

After: hello world

  1. In desktop Word: select the all-caps text and press Shift+F3 until it becomes lowercase. Word cycles through different cases, so you may need to press the shortcut more than once. You can also choose Home → Change Case → lowercase.
  2. In other supported Windows apps: install and run AnyCase, select the text, and press Win+Alt+L. This shortcut requires AnyCase; it is not built into Windows. Check the supported applications below.

Turning Caps Lock off affects what you type next; it does not change existing text. If Word’s shortcut does not respond, see the Shift+F3 troubleshooting guide.

Shortcut for Sentence Case (AnyCase: Win+Alt+S)

You can use the sentence case shortcut to change the text case directly in an application. For example you can change text from uppercase to sentence case, title case to sentence case, etc. as with the previous examples shortcut for lowercase, and shortcut for title case the changes are made directly in-place in any of the supported applications

Sentence case will also remove any double spacing available in the paragraph if any exist.

Select Text And Use Shortcut: Win+Alt+S

Other Ways To Changing Capitalization

When using this Case converter there are other ways to change the text capitalization across applications, using shortcuts is one of them, but equally exciting is the ability to change capitalization with a context menu, where you can use ctrl+{right mouse click} to pull down a drop-down that will give you a list of options exactly like a shortcut for all caps, or a lowercase shortcut would, just choose one of the options from the list.

That works exactly as you see in the video above, and you can convert the selected text on the spot.

Supports Applications

AnyCase will change the capitalization of text directly in these supported applications.

Browser Support

  • Chrome
  • Mozilla Firefox
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Internet Explorer

CMS’s Support

  • WordPress
  • Joomla
  • Drupal
  • Progress Sitefinity

Document Writing / Presentations / Publishing Software / Research Software

  • Microsoft 360
  • Microsoft Word (App + in browser)
  • Microsoft PowerPoint (App + in browser)
  • Microsoft Excel (App + in browser)
  • Microsoft Publisher
  • OneNote (App + in browser)
  • Google Docs
  • Google Slides
  • Google Spreadsheets
  • OpenOffice Writer
  • OpenOffice Calc
  • OpenOffice Impress
  • OpenOffice Draw
  • Evernote
  • Grammarly
  • EndNote
  • iA Writer
  • Affinity Publisher
  • Scribus
  • LucidPress
  • Bibisco
  • Writemonkey
  • miro (collaborative whiteboard)

E-commerce site support / Web shops / Website Builders

  • WooCommerce
  • Squarespace
  • Shopify
  • MonsterCommerce
  • Wix
  • InfusionSoft
  • Marketo

Marketing (Email Marketing, Social Media Marketing Etc.)

  • HubSpot
  • Marketo
  • InfusionSoft
  • AWeber
  • MailChimp
  • Constant Contact

Messaging applications

  • Discord (App + in browser)
  • Skype
  • Zoom (App + in browser)
  • WhatsApp Desktop
  • Facebook Messenger (App + in browser)
  • Google Hangouts
  • Slack (App + in browser)

Social Media Support (Posts / Content):

  • Facebook Messenger (App + in browser)
  • Instagram (App + in browser)
  • Twitter
  • Telegram (App + in browser)
  • Reddit (App + in browser)
  • LinkedIn

Email Applications Support

  • Gmail
  • Microsoft Outlook (App + in browser)
  • Mozilla Thunderbird
  • Yahoo Mail
  • AOL Mail
  • eM Client
  • Spike
  • Protonmail

Design Applications

  • Adobe In-design
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Other CC applications
  • Affinity Designer
  • CorelDRAW Graphics Suite
  • Autodesk SketchBook
  • Paint.NET
  • GIMP
  • Inkscape

Miscellaneous

  • Microsoft To-Do
  • Notepad++
  • Visual Studio Code
  • PDF Reader

And More…

Download AnyCase App for Windows

To Use These Shortcuts You Need To Install The AnyCase App

You can download AnyCase from here, or see what else it can do here

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