Excel 2007 Tips: How to add Comment to your worksheet

January 24, 2010 · Posted in Ms Office, Win7, Windows 

A comment is a bit of descriptive text that enables you to document your work when you add text or create a formula. If someone else maintains your worksheet, or others use it in a workgroup, your comments can provide useful information.

In Excel, Comments do not appear by default until you choose to view them. Below are few steps that i going to show your how to add comment, delete comment, edit comment and view it.

Add Comment

  • Click in the cell to which you want to add a comment.
  • Click the Review tab.
  • Click New Comment in the Comments group.

  • A comment box appears.
  • A tiny red triangle appears in the upper-right corner of the cell.
  • Type your comment.
  • Click outside the comment box when you finish. The comment box disappears.
  • Move the cursor over the cell to display your comment again.


How to edit/delete your comment

  • Select the cell to with comment
  • Click Edit Comment in the Comments group to edit a comment.
  • Click Delete in the Comments group to delete a comment.

How to display All Comments

  • Click Show All Comments in the Comments group.
  • You can now see all the comments in the worksheet.
  • To close the comment boxes, click Show All Comments again.
  • To cycle through comments click Previous or Next in the Comments group.

Tips

When a comment gets in the way of another comment or blocks data, you can move it. Position your cursor over the comment box border until the arrow turns into a four-sided arrow. Click and drag the comment to a better location and then release the mouse button. Your comment remains in this position until you display all comments again

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