How to Change All Caps to Lowercase in Google Docs
by Yaron Elharar ( @YaronElharar )
Updated · First version published
Google Docs can change selected text from all caps to lowercase without an extra app. Select the text, then open Format → Text → Capitalization. That menu is in Google Docs, not in Google Drive generally.
The Capitalization menu now has four options:
- lowercase
- UPPERCASE
- Title Case
- small caps
Google’s current shortcut list does not include a dedicated native shortcut for lowercase, UPPERCASE, or Title Case. It does list a native small-caps shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+K on Windows and ChromeOS, or Option+Shift+K on Mac.
If the text is not already in Docs, or you only need to convert a snippet once, use the free case converter.
Change all caps to lowercase from the menu
- Select the text you want to convert from uppercase to lowercase.
- Go to Format → Text → Capitalization → lowercase.
Repeat that path whenever you need lowercase, UPPERCASE, Title Case, or small caps from the menu.
Other built-in ways to reach capitalization
You do not need an external app only to reach the menu from the keyboard. Google Docs has a built-in Tool finder: Alt+/ on Windows and ChromeOS, or Option+/ on Mac. Search for a command such as lowercase or Capitalization and run it from there.
Google’s official voice-editing commands also include Lowercase, Uppercase, and Title case. Those stay inside Docs. They are not the same as a dedicated case-toggle shortcut, and they are not Windows-global.
Using AnyCase for a dedicated shortcut
Format → Text → Capitalization already changes the selection. AnyCase is only for a dedicated lowercase, uppercase, or title-case shortcut. Those keys are not Google Docs shortcuts.
- download AnyCase for Windows.
- Install it and leave it open. Without it, the shortcuts below do nothing in Docs.
- Select the text, then press Win+Alt+L for lowercase, Win+Alt+U for uppercase, or Win+Alt+T for title case.
Final Thoughts
To change all caps to lowercase in Google Docs, start with Format → Text → Capitalization → lowercase. Tool Finder and voice commands are other built-in ways to reach those same Docs features. There is still no dedicated native lowercase, uppercase, or Title Case shortcut. If you only need to convert a snippet once, paste it into the free case converter.