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    Question Return value only if all words are uppercase

    I have about 5000 rows with mixed upper & lower case words. I am trying to get only values if all words are upper-case. I have office 2013.
    Can anyone perhaps help?

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    Re: Return value only if all words are uppercase

    Do you mean if the first letter of the word is a capital or if all letters in the word are capitalised?

    Also, how many words in each cell?

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    Re: Return value only if all words are uppercase

    Hi TKCZBW
    1.No not only first letter of word. It must be where the words are completely in uppercase.
    2.It differs, I can't say exactly.

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    Re: Return value only if all words are uppercase

    This should do it:

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    It assumes all your input values are in row 'A', and will then output True/False in Row 'B'.

    Let me know if it works!
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    Re: Return value only if all words are uppercase

    It worked beautifully ... thank you so much!
    (one day when I'm "all grown-up" I want to be able to do what you did, myself)
    Thank you thank you!

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    Re: Return value only if all words are uppercase

    Not at all, happy to help!

    We all started somewhere and we never stop learning (and forgetting) things.

    If I helped, can you mark this post as 'solved' and add to my reputation?

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    Re: Return value only if all words are uppercase

    Hi Petro, hoe gaan dit daar in die kaap? SA ex-pat here from PE and Klerksdorp

    Another option to consider withe be an IF() function build around a simple test to see if all letters in your string are upper case, something like...

    =IF(EXACT(UPPER(A1),A1),do-this,do-that)
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    Re: Return value only if all words are uppercase

    Hi FDibbins - dit gaan goed hier in die Kaap! Net warm. Wonderlik ... PE & Klerksdorp..! Ek het familie in beide.
    Ek sukkel met die "if" - ek het ongelukkig nie hierdie ondervinding nie, ek wens ek het gehad. Jy gaan my asb moet leiding gee ..."do-this,do-that" hehe... ek het geen idee nie.

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    Re: Return value only if all words are uppercase

    =exact(upper(a1),a1)
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    Re: Return value only if all words are uppercase

    Martin, that's a much cleaner way than mine.

    Thanks for the tip!

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    Re: Return value only if all words are uppercase

    hmm ford beat me too it it funny my iphone didnt show all the thread

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    Re: Return value only if all words are uppercase

    Petro, an IF() statement is made up of 3 parts, a test, option 1, option2.

    So you perform your test, then based on the results of that test, you either do option1 or you do option2.

    Based on your question...
    I am trying to get only values if all words are upper-case. I have office 2013
    if the value you want to return is in B2, and your text is in A2, then maybe something like this...
    =IF(EXACT(UPPER(A2),A2),B2,"") The "" will return a "blank" cell
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    Re: Return value only if all words are uppercase

    if the value you want to return is in B2, and your text is in A2, then maybe something like this...
    =IF(EXACT(UPPER(A1),A1),B1,"") The "" will return a "blank" cell
    Shouldn't it be like this?
    If your text is in A2 and you want to return it in B2 only if it meets the criteria,

    In B2, try this....

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