The latest versions of MacOS default to automatically capitalizing new words at the start of a sentence, similar to iOS and iPadOS. For example, if you end one sentence with a period and start another, the first word will be capitalized. In addition, other words will automatically capitalize when typed o the Mac too, including proper names, states, and countries.

If you do not want the Mac to automatically capitalize words for you, you can turn this feature off for typing on a Mac.

How to Disable Automatic Capitalization of Words in macOS

1. Go to the  Apple…