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    How to change text case (lower, upper and proper) in Notepad++

    By SandiDecember 18, 2021Updated:December 18, 20211 Comment3 Mins Read
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    Notepad++ is one of the best source code editors. It is fast and efficient and provides all necessary editing functions built-in. It does support plugins and extensions to add additional functionality.

    You are going to love this text editor for features like syntax highlighting, code folding, EOL Conversion, effective search and replace functionality.

    Today, we are going to see how you can change the text case ( lower, upper and proper) in Notepad++.

    Refer to the below Video Tutorial which shows how you can do it or read the blog post for details.

    How To Change Text Case in Notepad++ x

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    Change case in Notepad++

    There is a separate menu available or you can use keyboard shortcuts.

    In general, this is the way you can change text cases in Notepad++, Select a text. Go to Edit – > Convert Case to and select the appropriate case option (Upper Case, Lower Case, etc) from the menu. 

    Keyboard shortcuts you can use for quick case conversion.

    1. Upper case (Ctrl+Shift+U)
    2. Lower case (Ctrl+U)
    3. Proper case (Alt+U)
    4. Proper case (blend) ( Alt+Shift+U)
    5. Sentence Case (Ctrl+Alt+U)
    6. Sentence Case (blend) (Ctrl+Alt+Shift+U)
    7. Invert Case
    8. Random Case

    Let’s create a dummy text file for demonstration.

    1. Upper Case

    Highlight the text and go to menu Edit–>Convert case. Select the Upper case option or use the keyword shortcut (Ctrl+Shift+U) to change the case of the text to upper case in Notepad++ that means all caps.

    Notepad++ change text case to uppercase

    2. Lower case

    Highlight the text and go to menu Edit–>Convert case. Select the lower case option or use the keyword shortcut (Ctrl+U) to change the case of the text to lower case.

    convert to lowercase

    3. Proper case

    Highlight the text and go to menu Edit–>Convert case. Select the Proper Case option or use the keyword shortcut (Alt+U) to change the case of the text to the proper case in Notepad++. Here, the first letter of each work becomes capital.

    convert to proper case

     

    4. Proper case (blend)

    Highlight the text and go to menu Edit–>Convert case. Select the Proper Case (blend) option or use the keyword shortcut (Alt+Shift+U) to change the case of the text to the proper case ( blend) in Notepad++.

    convert to proper case blend

    5. Sentence Case

    Highlight the text and go to menu Edit–>Convert case. Select the Sentence case option or use the keyword shortcut (Ctrl+Alt+U) to change the case of the text to the Sentence Case. The first letter of the sentence becomes capital.

    convert to sentence case

    6. Sentence Case (blend)

    Highlight the text and go to menu Edit–>Convert case. Select the Sentence case (blend) option or use the keyword shortcut (Ctrl+Alt+Shift+U) to change the case of the text to the Sentence case (blend) in Notepad++

    convert to sentence case blend

    7. Invert Case

    Highlight the text and go to menu Edit–>Convert case. Select the Invert case option to change the case of the text to the inverted case in Notepad++. That means, the letter which are in caps becomes small caps and vice-versa.

    convert to invert case

    8. Random Case

    Highlight the text and go to menu Edit–>Convert case. Select the Random case option to change the case of the text to the random case in Notepad++. Some letters become caps and some become small randomly.

    convert to random case

    Summary

    Case conversion is a common operation you do as a developer. Notepad++ does provide a quick and easy method to achieve this.

    I hope you found this helpful. Please share and subscribe.

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    I am Oracle Certified Associate(OCA) working in Oracle Domain since last 15 Years. Started this blog to share knowledge about different Technologies mostly focussing on Oracle.

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    1. Sandi on December 18, 2021 2:06 pm

      hi

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