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To cap or not to cap

1 Object names

Try to not capitalise object types like: org, person, pay batch, project, etc.

When writing headings, avoid a capital letter at the front of each word. It seems overkill. Proper nouns deserve a capital though.

Good "This heading is much nicer"

Avoid "This Heading Has Too Many Capitals"

Also, headings shouldn't have a period (full stop) at the end.

And headings are the only place that an ampersand (&) should be used:

Good "This heading & that heading"

Avoid "This heading and that heading"

If you're doing art work and want to do "ALL CAPITALS" or "all lower case" for effect ... that's great. GO FOR IT!

The word "FREE" should always be written in full caps if it's mentioned as part of the name of a product. E.g.:

Good "1st FREE+ Payroll & HR"

Avoid "1st free+ Payroll & HR"

For headings or sentences that start with a number, the word following should be capitalised. E.g.:

Good "100 Ways to solve a problem."

Avoid "100 ways to solve a problem."

For headings or sentences that start with a money amount, the word following SHOULDN'T be capitalised. E.g.:

Good "$100 is the cost."

Avoid "$100 Is the cost."

If it's not a full sentence, the word following SHOULDN'T be capitalised. E.g.:

Good "100 hours"

Avoid "100 Hours"

For headings or sentences that start with an acronym, the word following shouldn't be capitalised. E.g.:

Good "FBI open up!"

Avoid "FBI Open up!"

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