Hi Chris, Try this: in your .emacs, add the following code:
(defun prompt-for-lastname-and-upcase () (upcase (read-string "Last name: "))) This defines a function that will prompt the user to type a last name into the minibuffer, converts the result into uppercase, and returns it as a string. Then, in your capture template, change "%^{LASTNAME}" to "%(prompt-for-lastname-and-upcase)". Best, Richard