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How to correct names in lower case in Excel (Proper Case)

It can be a pain when you have a list of names that are all in lower case, and you want to be able to change them to the right case.  This can be easily completed using a formula to make the changes.

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To change this list of names to the proper case, I can use one of Excel’s off-the-peg Text formulas by using PROPER.

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The Proper formula in the Formulas tab.

To apply this, I need to use an empty column (in this case B) to apply the formula to the original names.  This is only temporary as I will copy the names back into Column A when it’s all done.

I click on cell B2 to set up my formula.  I go to the Formulas tab, and select Text Formulas, and PROPER.

A dialogue box appears, and I can now select the first name in column A.

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selecting the cell contents that need to be changed

When I click ok, the first name is now in the correct case.  I can copy this formula by using the autofill handle, to complete the changes to the remaining names.

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Autofilling the formula to the remaining cells

The names have all be corrected and I can copy them from column B back into column A.

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