convert existing text to uppercase

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Hi,

I am working with a spreadsheet of names and addresses. The data was entered in lowercase but I would like to convert it all to uppercase. I have tried the UPPER function, but that does not seem to convert text already entered within the same cell. I am looking for a solution that would allow me to convert all the cells as they are without have to cut and paste. Any ideas?? :eek:

Thanks!
Linda
 

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lindajones said:
Hi,

I am working with a spreadsheet of names and addresses. The data was entered in lowercase but I would like to convert it all to uppercase. I have tried the UPPER function, but that does not seem to convert text already entered within the same cell. I am looking for a solution that would allow me to convert all the cells as they are without have to cut and paste. Any ideas?? :eek:

Thanks!
Linda
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Try www.asap-utilites.com

or search the board, using upper as the criteria, there's lots of code that do this

here's a thread

http://www.mrexcel.com/board2/viewtopic.php?p=222551&highlight=upper#222551
 
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Syntax

UPPER(text)

Text is the text you want converted to uppercase. Text can be a reference or text string.

Examples

UPPER("total") equals "TOTAL"

If E5 contains "yield", then:

UPPER(E5) equals "YIELD"
 
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You can write a macro to do your whole spreadsheet at once. You just need to define the range in the macro. Here I assumed range A1 to G15. Adjust as needed.

Code: 
Sub ConvertCase()
    
    Dim cell As Range
    For Each cell In Range("A1:G15")
        cell.Value = UCase(cell.Value)
    Next cell
    
End Sub
 
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I tried www.asap-utilites.com that was listed, but the page is apparently gone. Does anyone have another utility reference for this function? I also would like to convert ALL text in ALL cells to UPPERCASE, in a single Excel document. Thanks :)
 
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