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PROPER function

Capitalize each word. PROPER works in Sheets with the usual arguments and results, on cells and on live data from the tools you connect.

Syntax

=PROPER(text)
ArgumentUse
textrequired

Example

Capitalise each word of a name.

fx=PROPER(TRIM(A2))
AB
1NameE-mail
2 ada lovelace [email protected]
3grace hopper[email protected]
4Ada Lovelace

Result computed by the Sheets formula engine.

On live data

In Sheets, PROPER sits next to live data from a connected tool: =data.orders.sum(total) totals a table, =list.orders(customer) spills a column's distinct values, and a linked table column such as table.orders[Total] is a range any function accepts.

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