How To Change The Selected Text Capitalization In ArchiCAD

by Yaron Elharar ( @YaronElharar )

Updated September 20, 2026 · First version published November 1, 2023

Archicad 29, Graphisoft’s current production release as of September 20, 2026, does not provide a native Change Case command for converting highlighted text inside a Text or Text/Autotext Label block. Graphisoft says Archicad 30 is planned for early October 2026; this article does not claim Archicad 30 features. Archicad does include UPPER() and LOWER() expression functions for calculated string values, but those do not modify selected text in place. If a drawing label is in the wrong case, the practical paths are copy into Word, a one-off paste converter, a third-party Windows utility, or (separately) an add-on you install yourself.

What Is Archicad?

Archicad is a Building Information Modeling (BIM) application from Graphisoft. Architects and designers use it to create, edit, and manage 2D and 3D drawings and models. This article is scoped to Archicad 29 on Windows.

Ways to change text capitalization when working in Archicad

Archicad 29 documents a Text Editor and a Formatting Palette for individual characters, lines, and paragraphs. Those controls cover font, style, color, alignment, leading, superscript and subscript, strikethrough, symbols, and similar formatting. There is no Change Case command. You cannot highlight ordinary Text-tool or Text/Autotext Label text and convert it between uppercase, lowercase, or title case natively.

Archicad 29 does include UPPER() and LOWER() expression functions for calculated string values. They operate on strings in Archicad expressions. They are not a command that changes the casing of selected text in a Text block, and they do not replace the copy-out or in-place Windows workflows below.

A January 2026 Graphisoft Community wishlist thread still requested built-in lowercase ↔ uppercase conversion, and that request remained open. Treat that as community corroboration, not as Graphisoft product documentation.

Graphisoft supports add-ons that extend Archicad. You manage them in Options → Add-On Manager. An add-on could, in principle, add case conversion. This article does not name a Graphisoft-official Change Case add-on, and Add-On Manager is not itself a built-in Change Case command.

Copy the text into Microsoft Word

Word can change case. After you paste the text into Word, use Home → Change Case, or press Shift+F3. Microsoft documents Shift+F3 as cycling lowercase, UPPERCASE, and Capitalize Each Word. Shift+F3 is a Word shortcut. It does nothing useful for this inside Archicad.

1. Select the text box containing the text whose case you want to change.
2. Double-click the text box so it is editable.
3. Select the text in the box and copy it to your clipboard.
4. Open Word and start a blank document (File → New → Blank Document).
5. Paste the copied text into Word.
6. Select the pasted text. On the Home tab, click Change Case, or press Shift+F3 to cycle lowercase, UPPERCASE, and Capitalize Each Word.
7. Choose the case you want, then copy the converted text.
8. Return to Archicad and paste it back into the text box.

This works. It also means switching applications for every conversion.

If the string is not already in Archicad, or you only need to convert a snippet once, use the free case converter. That page pastes converted text. It does not rewrite the open Archicad Text block.

Convert in place with AnyCase (third-party, Windows)

AnyCase is a Windows 11, 10, 8.1, and 8 utility. Current AnyCase is v14.41. It converts selected text in Archicad and countless Windows programs. That in-place shortcut is a third-party AnyCase claim, not a Graphisoft-validated integration. This article does not say Graphisoft certifies AnyCase or Archicad compatibility. AnyCase is not an Archicad feature, not the only way to change case, and not a multi-platform app.

The free version is unlimited to use, with a short delay between conversions. AnyCase Pro is $24 per year and removes that delay. It includes three stations.

To convert selected text in Archicad with the AnyCase menu:

1. Download AnyCase.
2. Install it as you would any other Windows program.
3. Launch Archicad and open the project containing the text whose case you want to change.
4. Highlight the text you want to change.
5. Hold Shift, then right-click the selection. Choose the case you want from the AnyCase conversion menu. Ordinary right-click alone opens the usual Archicad menu, not the AnyCase conversions. You can also pick a case from the AnyCase window.

The Win+Alt keys below are default AnyCase shortcuts in v14.41. You can change them in AnyCase settings. They are not Archicad shortcuts, and they are not Graphisoft-validated. Install AnyCase first; without it, those combinations do nothing in Archicad.

AnyCase shortcuts that work in Archicad

These are the default AnyCase shortcuts. You can change them in AnyCase settings. Win+Alt+U is UPPERCASE, Win+Alt+L is lowercase, Win+Alt+T is Title Case, and Win+Alt+S is Sentence case.

Final thoughts

Archicad 29 still has no native Change Case command for highlighted text inside a Text or Text/Autotext Label block. UPPER() and LOWER() exist for calculated expression strings; they do not rewrite selected Text-block characters. Copying into Word (Home → Change Case, or Shift+F3) remains a valid workaround. Add-On Manager can load extensions, but that is not a built-in case command. If you want the same in-place Windows shortcut in Archicad and countless Windows programs, that comes from a third-party utility such as AnyCase. For a one-off paste, use the free case converter.