In Excel, you need to capitalize the first letter of each word in a cell. This is especially important if the word is a sentence. For example, “I have an essay to write” should be written as “I have an essay to write.”
How to capitalize the first letter in a cell in Excel
If you want to capitalize the first letter in a cell, you can use the ALT + ENTER keyboard shortcut.
How to capitalize all letters in a cell in Excel
- In the upper left hand corner of the cell you want to capitalize, select the cell, then click the “Copy” button.
- On the Home tab, in the “Paste” section, click the “Paste Special” button.
- In the “Paste Special” dialog box, select “Text”, then click the “OK” button.
- Type the letter that you want to capitalize, then click the “Insert” button.
- The letter that you capitalized will appear in the cell next to the “Text” type.
How to make only certain letters capitalized in a cell in Excel
There are a few ways to do this, but the easiest way is to use the CTRL+F keyboard shortcut to search for the word “capitalize” and then select the ” capitalize ” option from the list that appears.
Now, you can select the row and column that you want to change, and then use the ALT+C keyboard shortcut to change the letter capitalization in that cell.
How to automatically capitalize the first letter of each cell in Excel
If you want to automatically capitalize the first letter of each cell in Excel, there are a couple of methods you can use.
Method 1: Using the AutoCorrect feature
If you have the AutoCorrect feature enabled, you can automatically capitalize the first letter of each cell in Excel by entering the following formula into the cell: =ACCEPT(A1)
This will automatically capitalize the first letter of the cell A1, and any subsequent cells that contain that letter.
Method 2: Using the AutoSum feature
If you have the AutoSum feature enabled, you can also automatically capitalize the first letter of each cell in Excel by entering the following formula into the cell: =A1 + ACCEPT(A2)
This will automatically capitalize the first letter of the cell A1, and the first letter of the cell A2, and any subsequent cells that contain those letters.
How to change the case of text to all uppercase or lowercase in Excel
In Excel, you can easily change the case of text by using the Text function. For example, to change all text in a column to uppercase, you would use the Text function and enter “UPPERCASE.” To change all text in a column to lowercase, you would use the Text function and enter “LOWERCASE.”
Conclusion
Since Excel 2007, Microsoft has required that all text be capitalized in order for it to be processed correctly. This is the default setting for most programs, so it is likely that you have been using capitalized text without even realizing it. However, if you need to work with text that is not always capitalized, you can change the default setting in Excel.
