This can easily be done in Excel with the PROPER function.

PROPER function

ThePROPER functionautomatically reformats text so that all words are capitalized.

At the same time, it lowercases all other text.

Formula to put names into proper case with last name first

The result is returned to PROPER, which capitalizes each word as before.

Numbers, punctuation, and spaces are not affected.

TEXTBEFORE Function

The Excel TEXTBEFORE function returns the text that occurs before a given substring or delimiter.

Formula to put names into proper case with last name first

TEXTAFTER Function

The Excel TEXTAFTER function returns the text that occurs after a given substring or delimiter.

Formula to put names into proper case with last name first

Formula to put names into proper case with last name first

Formula to put names into proper case with last name first

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Formula to put names into proper case with last name first