If creating a cover page for a draft, should the by in the following format be capitalized? Microsoft Word seems to think so, but it looks visibly appealing when it is lowercase.
Underlined Title Name
by Firstname Lastname
or
Underlined Title Name
By Firstname Lastname
Best Answer
Microsoft Word only thinks so because it is incompetent at design. It says anything which starts a new paragraph (= after a carriage-return) must be capitalised.
Now, normally, that is indeed the case. But this case is about design, not grammar. It's akin to the shortening of newspaper headlines by missing the main verb: there is a particular style applicable to a particular situation.