Applies To
Excel for Microsoft 365 Excel for Microsoft 365 for Mac Excel for the web

To change existing text to all caps, create a copy using UPPER and paste it back to the original cells. 

  1. In a blank cell, row, or table, enter =UPPER(A1) in the Formula bar where A1 is the cell(s) you want to make uppercase.

  2. To copy the results and paste over the original text, press Ctrl+C, select the original cell(s), right-click and select Paste values only button Values (V) under Paste Options.

For more info, see Change capitalization.

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