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Is it possible to ensure that only capital letters are entered into a cell.

I have tried using a list within data-validation but the cell still allows
both upper and lower case entries.

Any ideas would be much appreciated.
Thanks
Simon
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Use a custom validation (under "allow") and input this formula (under
"formula").

=ISERROR(FIND(UPPER(A1),A1))=FALSE

"Simon Jefford" wrote:

Is it possible to ensure that only capital letters are entered into a cell.

I have tried using a list within data-validation but the cell still allows
both upper and lower case entries.

Any ideas would be much appreciated.
Thanks
Simon

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Default Capital Letters Only

Another version:

=EXACT(A1,UPPER(A1))

But this does allow:
SIMON #3-1234 JEFFORD
(non-alpha's are ok)

Simon Jefford wrote:

Is it possible to ensure that only capital letters are entered into a cell.

I have tried using a list within data-validation but the cell still allows
both upper and lower case entries.

Any ideas would be much appreciated.
Thanks
Simon


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