How do I convert a column of text to upper case in Excel 2007 without creating a new column?

How do I convert a column of text to upper case in Excel 2007 without creating a new column? I know that you can use formulas and convert the data that way, but how can I convert to Upper (or Lower or proper) in place? Is there an easy way built into excel to instruct a non-superuser with?
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bert [Entry]

"As far as I know, Excel provides no easy way to do this. A glaring omission if you ask me. You can do it with a VBA macro:

Sub ConvertToUpperCase()
Dim Rng As Range
On Error Resume Next
Err.Clear
Application.EnableEvents = False
For Each Rng In Selection.SpecialCells(xlCellTypeConstants, xlTextValues).Cells
If Err.Number = 0 Then
Rng.Value = StrConv(Rng.Text, vbUpperCase)
End If
Next Rng
Application.EnableEvents = True
End Sub"

bert [Entry]

"If the user is amenable to installing add-ins, ASAP utilities has a menu function to convert all selected cells to the desired case.

ASAP Utilities

It should be quite simple for the end-user. Install ASAP Utilities, restart Excel, and the menu function is now available."