We only need to provide a couple examples of the results we want, and flash fill will fill in the rest.įlash fill can only be used directly to the right of the data we’re trying to transform. Using Flash Fill To Change Text Caseįlash fill is a tool in Excel that helps with simple data transformations. Press Ctrl + C to copy the range of cells ➜ press Ctrl + Alt + V to paste special ➜ choose Values from the paste options. This can be done by copying the range of formulas and pasting them as values with the paste special command. Copy And Paste Formulas As ValuesĪfter using the Excel formulas to change the case of our text, we may want to convert these to values. The function will evaluate to text that is all proper case where each word starts with a capital letter and is followed by lower case letters.
The PROPER function takes one argument which is the bit of Text we want to change into proper case. The function will evaluate to text that is all upper case. The UPPER function takes one argument which is the bit of Text we want to change into upper case letters. The function will evaluate to text that is all lower case. The LOWER function takes one argument which is the bit of Text we want to change into lower case letters. There’s a whole category of Excel functions to deal with text, and these three will help us to change the text case. These are the functions we can use in any worksheet in Excel. The first option we’re going to look at is regular Excel functions. Now users will have no choice but to enter data correctly into the data set.In this post, we’re going to look at using Excel functions, flash fill, power query, DAX and power pivot to change the case of our text data. That’s it all you need to do is test your data entry. In my example, I typed “Please Enter Detail In Upper Case!” Select your Icon to display either Stop Warning or Information, and type a custom message.You can turn up the volume here and create a custom message that asks the user to type upper case into the cells. Now, if someone tries to type lower case in any of the cells D2:D20 they will be warned with a dialog box with a standard warning. We are testing if the string in D2 is in UPPERCASE. The EXACT function syntax has the following arguments:īy entering the formulas =EXACT(D2,UPPER (D2)) Use EXACT to test text being entered into a document. EXACT is case-sensitive but ignores formatting differences. The syntax of the EXACT Formula isĬompares two text strings and returns TRUE if they are exactly the same, FALSE otherwise. Follow the simple steps below.ĭata Validation has been applied to cells D2:D10 as we require postcodes in UPPER case to be entered into these cells. We need all postcodes to be in UPPERCASE for our database. We can also turbocharge this by choosing to combine it with the EXACT function or formula. Sounds an ideal solution for us doesn’t it?. Validation is used to control what a user can enter into a cell. We can achieve this by the Data Validation feature in Excel. So, as a solution, sometimes there is no choice but to force the user to enter in upper case. Well, it can be an extra hard struggle to get 100% compliance. The Excel formula tip today is a recent favorite of mine at the moment, trying to get users to enter data in upper case only. Hello Excellers, a warm welcome back to another #formulafriday blog post.
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