# Can I edit this action (easily) to exclude one word?
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-i-edit-this-action-easily-to-exclude-one-word/70983
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [April 1, 2026, 5:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-i-edit-this-action-easily-to-exclude-one-word/70983 "2026-04-01T17:22:01Z")
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### Author:  [@raymondjiii](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/raymondjiii)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2026, 5:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-i-edit-this-action-easily-to-exclude-one-word/70983/1 "2026-04-01T17:22:02Z")
I’ve been happily using this action for years now for Case Conversions putting things in the exact format I like:
Format tag field “ALBUM”: `$caps2(%album%, ‘({\[‘)`
Is there a way to exclude the word “iTunes” from this, or does this require a second action somehow? (If the album has the word “iTunes” in it, do not change it to “ITunes”)
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### Author:  [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2026, 5:35pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-i-edit-this-action-easily-to-exclude-one-word/70983/2 "2026-04-01T17:35:20Z")
You could try to filter your `ALBUM`s first with something like:
`NOT album MATCHES (?-i)iTunes AND NOT album MISSING`
This should only show the entries without iTunes (case-sensitive) and not empty `ALBUM` content.
Then apply your Case Conversion to the listed entries only.
If you are using a Mac, please use the #Mac support part of this forum.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2026, 6:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-i-edit-this-action-easily-to-exclude-one-word/70983/3 "2026-04-01T18:52:30Z")
> [@raymondjiii](#):
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> Format tag field “ALBUM”: `$caps2(%album%, ‘({\[‘)`
You could use
Format tag field “ALBUM”: `$replace($caps2(%album%, ‘({\[‘),ITunes,iTunes)`
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### Author:  [@raymondjiii](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/raymondjiii)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2026, 10:04pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-i-edit-this-action-easily-to-exclude-one-word/70983/4 "2026-04-01T22:04:00Z")
Isn’t this a general question that would apply to Mac or Windows ???
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### Author:  [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2026, 10:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-i-edit-this-action-easily-to-exclude-one-word/70983/5 "2026-04-01T22:18:49Z")
There are some differences in syntax and in the features that are currently available.
So if you need an Action or regular expression for Mac, it would be better to ask in the #Mac section to ensure you get the best possible solution.
BTW:
The accepted solution does not "exclude one word", as requested.
Of course, the result is what your looking for, but not by excluding the word "iTunes".
The `$replace` command simply converts any incorrectly converted **IT** unes back to the desired version **iT** unes. This would be equivalent to creating a separate second Action for the same step.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 8, 2026, 10:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-i-edit-this-action-easily-to-exclude-one-word/70983/6 "2026-04-08T22:19:20Z")
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