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Hey

I've been using the proper function this morning and its not working for
some reason.

Cell B3 contains the word: MISS
I want cell C3 to contain the word: Miss
So, in cell C3 I typed: =proper(B3)

But it didn't work. Cell C3 has =proper(B3) in it. Not Miss.

Any ideas?
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Perhaps,

Tools|Options|View and un-check formulas.

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"Adam" wrote:

Hey

I've been using the proper function this morning and its not working for
some reason.

Cell B3 contains the word: MISS
I want cell C3 to contain the word: Miss
So, in cell C3 I typed: =proper(B3)

But it didn't work. Cell C3 has =proper(B3) in it. Not Miss.

Any ideas?

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C3 was probably formatted as text, unknown to you. Just format C3 as either
general or number, then click inside the formula bar, press ENTER to
re-confirm.
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"Adam" wrote:
Hey

I've been using the proper function this morning and its not working for
some reason.

Cell B3 contains the word: MISS
I want cell C3 to contain the word: Miss
So, in cell C3 I typed: =proper(B3)

But it didn't work. Cell C3 has =proper(B3) in it. Not Miss.

Any ideas?

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