This Excel tutorial explains how to use the Excel PROPER function with syntax and examples.
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 Microsoft Excel PROPER function is:PROPER( text )
Parameters or Arguments
text is the string argument whose first character in each word will be converted to uppercase and all remaining characters converted to lowercase.Applies To
The PROPER function can be used in the following versions of Microsoft Excel:- Excel 2013, Excel 2011 for Mac, Excel 2010, Excel 2007, Excel 2003, Excel XP, Excel 2000
Type of Excel Function
The PROPER function can be used in Microsoft Excel as the following 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 spreadsheet above, the following Excel 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"
