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Capitalize the first letter of a sentence in Excel

Anonymous
2025-03-18T14:57:31+00:00

Good day,

Hope all is going well with you all.

Under the options: "Correct rule under File → Options → Proofing → AutoCorrect Options" I have set up Auto- capitalize the firts text letter in a sentence, but Excel does not work. How to fix it?

Thanks!

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-03-19T05:39:45+00:00

    Hello, Xiao Huang2

    Welcome to Microsoft Community.   

    I realize that you have encountered a problem that although you have enabled the "Auto- capitalize the first text letter in a sentence" option, Excel still cannot auto capitalize. I understand how you feel. 

    I would like to explain to you:

    This is an expected behavior in current Excel. Other users also encounter the same situation as you do.

    As a part of the Office suite, Excel has similar AutoCorrect options to the Word and PowerPoint applications. 

    However, since Excel is primarily designed as a data processing tool, its method of recognizing text entered in cells is different from that of Word and PowerPoint applications. Excel seems to recognize text as a string rather than as sentences, which is why the AutoCorrect options do not work in Excel

    For more information, you can refer to this thread:

    Capitalize first letter of sentences [Autocorrect] NOT working in - Microsoft Community

    Other members have already submitted requirement for it in feedback platform.

    Here is a link: Add Change Case to the Font Ribbon as a button to click instead of a formula. · Community

    You can also vote for it or add comments on that page. The higher the number of votes, the more likely the development team will focus on it.

    At the same time, you can consider using the following alternatives:

    1. Use formulas.

    For example:

    • The PROPER function can capitalizes the first letter in a text string and any other letters in text that follow any character other than a letter. Converts all other letters to lowercase letters. For more information, see: Change the case of text - Microsoft Support
    • You can use the following formula to capitalize the first letter of the text in a cell and make the rest of the letters lowercase: =REPLACE(LOWER(C2), 1, 1, UPPER(LEFT(C2, 1))) Note: This works for cells that contain only one sentence.

    1. Use VBA macros.

    If you need to process complex text in bulk or achieve real-time automatic conversion, you can consider using VBA macros.

    For further assistance with VBA code, it is recommended that you consult in the relevant Stack Overflow community, where experts are more familiar with VBA code.

    Here is a link: Newest 'vba' Questions - Stack Overflow

    Please note that Stack Overflow has guidelines such as requiring a descriptive title, a complete and concise problem statement, and sufficient details to reproduce your issue. Feature requests or overly broad questions are considered off-topic. 

    1. Search for and use other third-party add-ins or tools.

    Disclaimer: Microsoft provides no assurances and/or warranties, implied or otherwise, and is not responsible for the information you receive from the third-party linked sites or any support related to technology.
    I hope my reply will help clarify the situation. Feel free to post back if you need further assistance.

    Best wishes, 

    Lucia Wu - MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

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