I am entering foreign words, one of which is “i” (NOT capitalized) but calc is capitalizing it almost at random it seems (I’m sure there is some logic to it, but I don’t see it). If I laboriously go back and correct each and every one, sometimes it takes, and sometimes it instantly autocorrects it back to “I”. I have tried Tools>AutoCorrect options>uncheck Capitalize the first letter of every sentence, but that has NO EFFECT AT ALL. And some of these “i’s” are after a comma and space, not at the beginning of a line.
I have tried clearing all the checkmarks in Tools>Options>Language settings>Writing Aids (NOPE) and opening Writer and clearing the check at Tools>AutoCorrect>While typing (NOPE) and restarting the document (NOPE). I haven’t tried rebooting the operating system…
This is clearly a bug that needs addressing.
Check the first tab of the Autocorrect Options (Replace tab) for your used language (the selector on top of the dialog). Look for the replacement pair i→I and remove if needed.
I solved this problem by doing Tools>AutoCorrect Options>Options and unchecking EVERY box there. It finally let go and let me control my spelling. Someone, please find out why that was necessary.
OK, while I was typing this someone answered with a less drastic solution. I hadn’t looked there because the list is so long and I didn’t know that i > I entry was there. I edited it to i > i.
Thank you.