Comments on: How to add comments to an Excel Worksheet cell

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 15:07:27 +0000

I love using comments, but they can be a pain when sorting, as they (the comments) end up all over the place with lines connecting lines being like a mile long. Is there a way to “lock” them to stay WITH the cell and not floating all over the spreadsheet?

Thanks in advance!

By: Howie

Howie — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 21:39:23 +0000

In Excel 2003 version or prvious, “unlockëd” cell in a “protected” worksheet allows you insert comment, seems 2007 version, once worksheet is protected, there is no way you could insert comment ….anybody knows how to insert comments in a protected worksheet in 2007?

By: Linda

Linda — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 11:26:29 +0000

Thank you thank you for your explanation of how to insert a comment on a 2007 excel worksheet. I used the help menu on excel and gosh that thingy just didn’t know what I was talking about. I searched comment, insert comment etc and nothing. So then I figured I wouldn’t be the only one wondering and scratching my head about this and did a google search and viola your site came up with perfect directions. Of course part of my problem was the logic thinking that the sinsertcomment should be in the insert toolbar and I never thought to look in the review toolbar. Again thank you!

Linda

By: Mario

Mario — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:01:32 +0000

How to copy comments!!! Just found how to!!!

Many people ask how to copy comments of a cell into a range of other cells, I just found it, and felt stupid of not thinking of it before, but glad I finally know how to:

1. Select the cell with the comment.
2. Copy it to the clipboard (Control-C).
3. Select the range of cells to where you want to copy the comment.
4. Go to Edit – Paste Special.
5. Select “Comments”, then click OK.

Voila!

Regards!

By: Thomas

Thomas — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 22:48:48 +0000

This is excellent. Way too easy. But the comment is displayed via a little corner being made red. It there a way to edit this part?

By: Amark

Amark — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 14:23:56 +0000

Thanks for the tips!!! Is there a shortcut key to show/hide comments?

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 17:31:08 +0000

I never knew comments ever existed on Excel. What a way to keep your spreadsheet neat and tidy.

By: Taylor

Taylor — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:17:05 +0000

I’ve got a question…what if there are multiple cells I want to add the same comment too? Do I have to add them individually or can I add a comment to a group of cells? Thanks in advance.

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:06:07 +0000

Hello there,

Im trying to hide cells that contain clipart pictures, I can hide the cells however the clipart pictures wont hide with the cells. Is there a way to embed the pictures into the cell so they get hidden to?

Thanks in advance

By: John

John — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:14:11 +0000

Having imported a file into Excel 2007 I want to reshape the comment boxes to match those already present but I can’t find a way of doing this. I’m stuck with boring rectangles instead of the shapes that were accessible in 2003. Anyone know how to do this in 2007?

By: Gert Jan

Gert Jan — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:52:43 +0000

A comment in Excel is always in bold-style. How to change this standard setting for comments. I want to start with a blank comment, also no ‘:’ to start with. When I empty the field in the personal settings (no name or anything) my comment starts with my login-ID. I want a blank! Please tell me how to do this.

By: Helen

Helen — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:29:32 +0000

Is it possible to add the same comment to a selected range of cells? Thanks in advance!

By: Silvester

Silvester — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 12:42:09 +0000

I’ve got a question that you might know. How do I add a “comment” to an item of a drop-down list? I’ve got several items and every item has its own comment. I dont know how to do this. Can someone help?

Thanks

By: Anjuta5

Anjuta5 — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:09:34 +0000

Very timely article, thank you very much! Had to add some comments to my Excel file and figured this is better than attaching a separate Word document!

By: gary

gary — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:06:39 +0000

How do i insert a picture into a cell or a comment window in excel 2007?