# Case Element

Determines the case of a shape's text.

All capital (uppercase) letters (1) and initial capital letters (2) do not change the appearance of text that was entered in all capital letters. The text must be entered in lowercase letters for these options to show an effect.

Value | Description
--- | ---
0 | Normal case
1 | All capital (uppercase) letters
2 | Initial capital letters only

## Syntax

    <Case>
        [Unit]
        [F]
        [Err]>
    </Case>

## Attributes

Optional string. Represents a unit of measure. The default is NUM. For details about NUM, see Units of measure.

F

Optional string. Represents the element's formula. This attribute can contain one of the following strings: "someFormula" if the formula exists locally, "No Formula" if the formula is locally deleted or blocked, or "Inh" if the formula is inherited.

If the attribute is not present, the element's formula is a simple constant, for example, <element>5</element>.

Err

Optional string. Indicates that the formula evaluates to an error. The value of Err is the current value (an error message string); the value of the element is the last valid value.

## Element properties

Property | Value
--- | ---
Name | Case
Minimum Occurrences | 0
Maximum Occurrences | 1

## Element information

Parent elements

Char

Child elements

None

## Remarks

The Case element is relevant only when contained in a Shape or StyleSheet element. It is ignored when contained in a DocumentSheet or PageSheet element.

## See also

Case cell (Character section)

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