Change case size of my name on lock screen in Mojave

I was wondering if there was a way I could change the case size of my name on the lock screen without having to reinstall the OS. When my friend was doing a clean install of Mojave on my iMac he spelled my name in all upper case letters. I wanted to know if I could change that to be Upper case then lower case.


for example…



I would like it to look more like this…


Posted on Jan 15, 2019 12:40 PM

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Posted on Jan 15, 2019 6:18 PM

Sure, you can do that. Using ALL CAPS ought to be a criminal offense.


Refer to these instructions: Change the name of your macOS user account and home folder but do not follow them as written. You don't need to do all of that. Instead, follow only steps 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, and 8 under "Then rename the account."


In other words the only field whose contents you will be altering is the "Full name". This assumes you have no desire to rename the account, and that you only want to change the case of its "full name". Please be sure you really mean that. Otherwise, follow all the instructions and omit nothing. Heed the warning:


Because doing this incorrectly could damage your account and prevent you from logging in, you should back up your important data before proceeding.


It's a good idea to do that routinely anyway.

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Jan 15, 2019 6:18 PM in response to sk1975

Sure, you can do that. Using ALL CAPS ought to be a criminal offense.


Refer to these instructions: Change the name of your macOS user account and home folder but do not follow them as written. You don't need to do all of that. Instead, follow only steps 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, and 8 under "Then rename the account."


In other words the only field whose contents you will be altering is the "Full name". This assumes you have no desire to rename the account, and that you only want to change the case of its "full name". Please be sure you really mean that. Otherwise, follow all the instructions and omit nothing. Heed the warning:


Because doing this incorrectly could damage your account and prevent you from logging in, you should back up your important data before proceeding.


It's a good idea to do that routinely anyway.

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