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Proper Purpose 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 Examples Proper(“ABCD”) returns Abcd. Proper(Name) returns Yumiko Kitagawa, when the Name field contains YUMIKO KITAGAWA. Related topics Functions reference (category list) Functions reference (alphabetical list) About formulas About functions Defining calculation fields Using operators in formulas