# How to change text case in ms excel

> To change text case in Excel, open your file, enter the formula with the desired cell in a new cell, and drag the corner to apply the changes to other words.

Canonical: https://livedemo.ai/tutorials/how-to-change-text-case-in-ms-excel/
Apps: Excel
Updated: 2026-10-05
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## Steps

1. Open the file you want to edit.
2. Click on the cell where you want the changes to be applied, type an equals sign followed by the word 'LOWER', and then select the cell of choice. For example, =LOWER(A3) .
3. Click the bottom corner of the cell and drag to highlight the rest of the names or words you wish to modify.
4. As you can see the names are now all in lower case.