UPPER

Microsoft Office Excel 2003

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Converts text to uppercase.

Syntax

UPPER(text)

Text    is the text you want converted to uppercase. Text can be a reference or text string.

Example

The example may be easier to understand if you copy it to a blank worksheet.

Show How?

  1. Create a blank workbook or worksheet.
  2. Select the example in the Help topic. Do not select the row or column headers.

    Selecting an example from Help

    Selecting an example from Help

  3. Press CTRL+C.
  4. In the worksheet, select cell A1, and press CTRL+V.
  5. To switch between viewing the results and viewing the formulas that return the results, press CTRL+` (grave accent), or on the Tools menu, point to Formula Auditing, and then click Formula Auditing Mode.
 
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Yield
Formula Description (Result)
=UPPER(A2) Upper case of first string (TOTAL)
=UPPER(A3) Upper case of second string (YIELD)
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