When not to use initial capital letters

Last Updated : Apr 17, 2024 |

The guidelines in the following table indicate when to use a lowercase letter instead of an initial capital letter:

Do not use a capital letter:

Examples

To emphasize specific words. Instead, use the emphasis tag in our DITA-XML authoring environment.

  • Preferred: Do not run other applications on the server.

  • Discouraged: Do Not run other applications on the server.

For generic references to words such as chapter, appendix, table, and image.

This chapter provides detailed user management procedures.

For references to steps.

Important:

When you add a cross-reference or relationship table link in our authoring environment, the page number is automatically displayed in PDF outputs. Do not manually reference page numbers. The exact page numbers can change anytime you publish a document.

Repeat steps 1 to 8.

For a noun or generic description that follows a name.

  • Preferred: IP Office servers

  • Discouraged: IP Office Servers

For generic job titles.

system administrator

customer service representative