Comments can be a useful aide for your worksheet by helping others interpret your spreadsheet. They can also be a great help for you if you only access the sheet from time-to-time and need little reminders to remember what your thought process was. To add a comment to a cell:

1. Select the cell which you’ll add a comment.

2. Click Insert then select Comment.

3. Type the comment into the box.

4. After you have finished typing the comment, click outside the box..

Cells with comments will have a red triangle in the upper right corner. To view the comment, place the mouse pointer in the cell. The comment appears to the right of the cell. The comment will disappear once the pointer is moved away from the cell. If you wish to edit the comment, simply right-click the cell and select Edit Comment.

2 Responses to “How to Add Comments to an Excel Worksheet”

  1. Robert Says:

    For some reason comment is grayed out on the insert menu and edit comment is grayed out when the active cell has a comment. How can I edit and add comments? Why are these grayed out?

  2. Theo Says:

    I just figured this out (same thing happened to me). I had multiple worksheets selected. Select just one spreadsheet and it allowed commenting again.

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