How to use PROPER Function (WS)

Description

The Microsoft Excel PROPER function sets the first character in each word to uppercase and the rest to lowercase.

Syntax

The syntax for the PROPER function in Microsoft Excel is:

PROPER( text )

Parameters or Arguments

text

The string argument whose first character in each word will be converted to uppercase and all remaining characters converted to lowercase.

Applies To

• Excel 2016, Excel 2013, Excel 2011 for Mac, Excel 2010, Excel 2007, Excel 2003, Excel XP, Excel 2000

Type of Function

• Worksheet function (WS)

Example (as Worksheet Function)

Let's look at some Excel PROPER function examples and explore how to use the PROPER function as a worksheet function in Microsoft Excel:

Based on the Excel spreadsheet above, the following PROPER examples would return:

=PROPER(A1)
Result: "Alphabet Soup"

=PROPER(A2)
Result: "Tech On The Net"

=PROPER(A3)
Result: "Alpha Beta"

=PROPER("excel")
Result: "Excel"