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== PROPER ==
 
== PROPER ==
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returns text with words in lowercase after a capitalised first letter.
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returns text with words in lowercase after a capitalized first letter.
  
 
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=== Syntax: ===
 
<tt>'''PROPER(text)'''</tt>
 
<tt>'''PROPER(text)'''</tt>
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: returns <tt>'''text'''</tt> with the first character of each word capitalised, and other characters in lower case.
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: returns <tt>'''text'''</tt> with the first letter of each word capitalized, and other letters in lower case. More specifically, the first letter and any letter that follows a non-letter are capitalized.
  
 
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=== Example: ===
 
<tt>'''PROPER("gooD morNINg")'''</tt>
 
<tt>'''PROPER("gooD morNINg")'''</tt>
 
: returns <tt>'''Good Morning'''</tt>.
 
: returns <tt>'''Good Morning'''</tt>.
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<tt>'''PROPER("john o'connor")'''</tt>
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: returns <tt>'''John O'Connor'''</tt>.
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<tt>'''PROPER("don't worry")'''</tt>
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: returns <tt>'''Don'T Worry'''</tt>. The '''T''' is capitalized as it follows a non-letter.
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<tt>'''SUBSTITUTE(PROPER(SUBSTITUTE("don't worry";"'";"'x"));"'X";"'")'''</tt>
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: returns <tt>'''Don't Worry'''</tt>.
  
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* [[Documentation/How_Tos/Calc: LOWER function|LOWER]]
 
* [[Documentation/How_Tos/Calc: LOWER function|LOWER]]
 
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Latest revision as of 15:34, 2 February 2024



PROPER

returns text with words in lowercase after a capitalized first letter.

Syntax:

PROPER(text)

returns text with the first letter of each word capitalized, and other letters in lower case. More specifically, the first letter and any letter that follows a non-letter are capitalized.

Example:

PROPER("gooD morNINg")

returns Good Morning.

PROPER("john o'connor")

returns John O'Connor.

PROPER("don't worry")

returns Don'T Worry. The T is capitalized as it follows a non-letter.

SUBSTITUTE(PROPER(SUBSTITUTE("don't worry";"'";"'x"));"'X";"'")

returns Don't Worry.


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