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# **TRIM, PROPER and UPPER practice exercises**

Tidy up text that came from somewhere else: strip extra spaces, and fix names and codes typed in the wrong case.

[**Start the first exercise**](https://practiceexcelonline.com/practice/trim-proper-upper/trim-extra-spaces)

PROPER(TRIM(

1. [**1****Remove extra spaces with TRIM**In B2, use TRIM to remove the extra spaces from the name in A2.](https://practiceexcelonline.com/practice/trim-proper-upper/trim-extra-spaces)
2. [**2****Fix the case of names with PROPER****Premium**In B2, use PROPER to write the name in A2 with a capital first letter in each word.](https://practiceexcelonline.com/practice/trim-proper-upper/proper-capitalize-names)
3. [**3****Clean a code with UPPER and TRIM****Premium**In B2, clean up the code in A2 so it has no extra spaces and is all capitals. Put TRIM inside UPPER.](https://practiceexcelonline.com/practice/trim-proper-upper/upper-trim-clean-codes)
4. [**4****Fix messy names with PROPER and TRIM****Premium**The name in A2 has extra spaces and the wrong capitals. In B2, clean it up to "Maria Lopez". Put TRIM inside PROPER.](https://practiceexcelonline.com/practice/trim-proper-upper/proper-trim-clean-names)

## **Functions in this topic**

- [**PROPER**](https://practiceexcelonline.com/functions/proper)
- [**TRIM**](https://practiceexcelonline.com/functions/trim)

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