How To Change The Case, Or Capitalization Of Selected Text In Citrix Workspace
by Yaron Elharar (@YaronElharar)
When you’re in Citrix Workspace, it’s not just all work—there’s fun to be had, too! As you hop from one app to another, doing what you do best, you’ll often find yourself working with text. So, it makes sense to know how to change text cases, right? Don’t worry; this article will show you how to change the case of text in Citrix Workspace easily.
What Is Citrix Workspace?
Citrix Workspace (formerly Citrix Receiver) is a digital software platform that allows you to access your office apps, data, and desktops remotely. It enables users to work from anywhere, anytime, on any device, without compromising security. Anyone who needs a space for organizing apps and other digital resources on their computer can use Citrix Workspace.
Built-in Ways to Change Text Cases in Citrix Workspace
Citrix is a hub for different apps. Some of these apps may have built-in features for changing text capitalization while others may not. As a result, the steps you follow to change text cases usually depend on the specific app you’re working on. But generally, you can use Microsoft Word to change text capitalization in Citrix Workspace. Here’s how to do it:
- Open the app containing the text whose case you want to change.
- Copy the text.
- Open MS Word.
- Paste the text into MS Word and select it.
- Go to Home > Change Case.
- From the options displayed, choose the case that you need.
- Copy the text again and paste it back into the app from which you originally copied it.
In addition to MS Word, you can use AnyCase to change text capitalization in any app in Citrix Workspace. AnyCase integrates smoothly with Citrix Workspace, so it can change text capitalization in any app within Workspace.
Using AnyCase to Change Text Case directly in Citrix Workspace
AnyCase is a specialized software designed to modify text cases across a multitude of applications. This means you can seamlessly use it within any app in your Citrix Workspace. Here’s how to employ AnyCase for adjusting text case within Citrix Workspace:
- Download AnyCase for free and install it.
- Launch Workspace and open any file you’re working on in any app, for example Choose one of the applications you have available in Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops and open it.
- Select an editable text whose case you want to change.
- Among the text case options displayed in the AnyCase window, select the one you want (Uppercase, Lowercase, sentence case etc.). It’ll automatically apply to the selected text.
- Enjoy!
You can work even faster by selecting text and using the default shortcuts:
| Windows Shortcut (keys to press) | 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 | Opens main window with all the app's options |
Many users in Citrix Workspace use AnyCase; here are some features they love.
Shortcuts for Cases: AnyCase comes with default shortcuts for all text cases. These shortcuts can work on any app in Citrix Workspace. You can also replace these default shortcuts with those of your own. You’ll be able to use your custom shortcuts to convert text to various cases in any app in Citrix Workspace too.
Custom Capitalization: This means the capitalization of certain words in a specific way. These words may be unique to your brand. For example, “PayPal” is unique to PayPal. So if you have any words that you want to be capitalized in a special way every time, you can tell AnyCase how to capitalize those words any time it comes across them in Citrix Workspace.
Automatically Capitalizes Words: You can tell AnyCase how to capitalize specific words. When converting text including those special words to Title Case or Sentence case, AnyCase will capitalize the words exactly how you told it to capitalize them.
Multiple Text Cases: AnyCase offers multiple ways to convert case directly in place, uppercase (All Caps), Title Case, Sentence Case, Lowercase, and evenkebab caseand snake casewhen working with files.
In a nutshell, with AnyCase as your go-to tool, you can say goodbye to juggling a bunch of shortcuts and methods just to get your text looking right. The software even lets you set custom capitalization rules for specific words, so you can type away, worry-free, in any app you use in your Workspace. Ready for an upgrade? Download AnyCase today and make your life a whole lot easier!