From db690a693c8ebd77d5d04f5e92a0453e52ffcfba Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Noah Talerman <47070608+noahtalerman@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2025 21:13:37 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Words that follow step numbers in docs are lowercase (#25165)

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 handbook/company/why-this-way.md | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/handbook/company/why-this-way.md b/handbook/company/why-this-way.md
index c520a7dfa6..e3ed816d86 100644
--- a/handbook/company/why-this-way.md
+++ b/handbook/company/why-this-way.md
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ In sentence case, we write and capitalize words as if they were in sentences:
 
 > Ask questions about your servers, containers, and laptops running Linux, Windows, and macOS
 
-As we use sentence case, only the first word is capitalized. But, if a word would normally be capitalized in the sentence (e.g., a proper noun, an acronym, or a stylization) it should remain capitalized. User roles (e.g., "observer" or "maintainer") and features (e.g. "automations") in the Fleet product aren't treated as proper nouns and shouldn't be capitalized.
+As we use sentence case, only the first word is capitalized. But, if a word would normally be capitalized in the sentence (e.g., a proper noun, an acronym, or a stylization) it should remain capitalized. User roles (e.g., "observer" or "maintainer") and features (e.g. "automations") in the Fleet product aren't treated as proper nouns and shouldn't be capitalized. Words/phrases that follow steps numbers (e.g. "Step 1: create") in the documentation shouldn't be capitalized.
 
 The reason for sentence case at Fleet is that everyone capitalizes differently in English, and capitalization conventions have not been taught very consistently in schools.  Sentence case simplifies capitalization rules so that contributors can deliver more natural, even-looking content with a voice that feels similar no matter where you're reading it.