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Proper

Returns the first letter of each word in text as uppercase and all other letters as lowercase.

Format 

Proper ( text )

Parameters 

text - any text expression or text field

Data type returned 

text

Originated in 

FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier

Example 1 

Proper ( "ABCD" ) returns Abcd.

Example 2 

Proper ( Name ) returns Yumiko Kitagawa, when the Name field contains YUMIKO KITAGAWA.

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