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How to unhide comments in Excel

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Excel 2013 and Excel 2010 generally shows comments in worksheet with the Indicator as shown below.

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And when you hover over the indicator it will display the added comments.

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But in case if you are not able see the comments added to your worksheet then try the unhide option available as part of the

  1. Click the File menu and then the Options link
  2. In the Excel Option window, navigate to Advanced Options
  3. Scroll down to display section and For cells with comments radio option select your preferred choice i.e either Indicators only, and comments on hover or Comments and indicators.
    4. Click Ok to save and confirm the changes.

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How to Insert, Delete, Customize Comments in Excel

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This tutorial provides information on the comment feature available in Excel 2013 & Excel 2010. The following will be covered as part of this tutorial.

  • How to insert comment
  • Customize the comment box
  • Navigate between Comments
  • Delete Comment

How to insert comment

Excel allows users to insert comment using the options available as part of the Review menu. But if you want to quickly insert then right click on the cell and select Insert Comment from the listed menus.

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Customize Comment

A typical comment box in Excel is as shown below.

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In order to change the name that appears on the Comment box, click on the File menu then the Option link then in the General tab, navigate to Personalize your copy if Microsoft Office and enter your desired name in the User name box. Click OK button to save the changes. Now the entered name will appear when you Insert new Comments.

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Similarly if you want to change the Font Style used in Comment box then select then right click on the Comment box and select Format Comment menu option.

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The Format Comment window allows you change the Comments Font Style.

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Navigate between Comments

If you have more than one comment inserted in the Excel worksheet and you want to navigate between the comments then you can use the menu options available as part of the Comment section under Review menu. The list option includes Show All Comments, Previous and Next.

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Delete Comment

A Comment can be quickly deleted are hidden by right clicking on the cell and selecting the required menu option. You can also use the menu option available as part of the Comments section under Review menu.

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By this way you can Insert, customise, navigate and delete comments in Excel 2013 and Excel 2010