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Change capital letters to lowercase in Excel with this easy guide
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If you're dealing with Excel data that is in the wrong case, you can convert uppercase letters to lowercase with a simple formula. You'll just need to create a temporary column for the formula and paste the new values where you need them. Here's how to convert a capital letter to a lowercase letter in Microsoft Excel.
Quick Steps
- Insert a temporary column next to the column you want to convert.
- Type =LOWER(cell) in the temporary column.
- Press Enter to complete the formula.
- Select the formula cell and double-click the black square to fill down the column.
- Copy and paste the new values from the temporary column into the original.
Steps
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Open a workbook in Microsoft Excel . You can use an existing project or create a new spreadsheet . Make sure you're on the correct worksheet.
- Microsoft Excel is available on Windows and Mac . You can also use the online web version at https://www.office.com/ .
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Insert a new column next to the text you want to convert. This will be a temporary column that holds the formula; it can be deleted afterwards.
- Right-click the column header to the right of where you want to add a new column. Select Insert .
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Type =LOWER(cell) into the empty cell. Replace cell with the first cell number of the column you want to convert. This formula will allow you to convert a cell to lowercase letters. [1] X Trustworthy Source Microsoft Support Technical support and product information from Microsoft. Go to source
- For example, to convert cell A2, the formula should look like =LOWER(A2) .
- Alternatively, you can use the =PROPER(cell) formula to convert to the proper case with the initials capitalized, or =UPPER(cell) to convert to uppercase.
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Press ↵ Enter or â Return on your keyboard. This will process your formula and convert your text in the specified cell to lowercase letters.
- The converted text will show up in your formula cell here.
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Select the formula cell and double-click the square. This is the small black square at the bottom-right corner of the formula cell.
- This will fill down the formula in the new column and select the new values.
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Press Ctrl + C to copy the values. On Mac, this will be CMD + C .
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Right-click the first cell of the column you want to convert. In this example, this would be A2 . You'll need to paste the converted values to the column.
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Select Values under "Paste Options". This looks like a clipboard with 123 on it.
- On some devices, you may need to click Paste , and then Values .
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Delete the temporary column. After you paste the new values, you'll no longer need the formulas within the temporary column.
- Right-click the column header and click Delete .
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1. Open the spreadsheet.
2. Click an empty cell.
3. Type " =LOWER(cell)
" into the cell.
4. Replace " cell
" with the cell number of your text.
5. Press Enter
or Return
to convert.
6. Hold down the dot on the bottom-right of the cell.
7. Drag the cell outline to convert a cell range.
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