PROPER

Microsoft Datasheet View

PROPER

Capitalizes the first letter and any other letters that follow a non-letter character in a text string. Converts all other letters in the text string to lowercase letters.

Syntax

PROPER(text)

Text    is text enclosed in quotation marks, a formula that returns text, or a column reference containing the text you want to partially capitalize.

Example

Formula Description (Result)
=PROPER("this is a TITLE") Proper case of string (This Is A Title)
=PROPER("2-cent's worth") Proper case of string (2-Cent'S Worth)
=PROPER("76BudGet") Proper case of string (76Budget)