A question about MS word

[nancyanne]

Greetings -
I hope someone on this forum can help me with this: I do our society's newsletter, as well as minutes and notes from our meetings and shows. Most of the original text is written using 'ms word'.
My problem, which I am sure others have encountered: when listing the name of a species orchid, usually the genus is abbreviated; by default, 'word' then capitalizes the species name. Anything after a period gets a capital letter.
So, instead of C. bowringiana, I get C. Bowringiana.
Does anybody have a nice, persistent 'fix' for this? I have been doing it manually, but some still sneak through. And it is frustrating!
Thanks - Nancy