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title: "How can you add comments to a cell in excel?"  
description: "How can you add comments to a cell in excel?"  
author: "Steilla Mitchel"  
published: 2022-03-25  
updated: 2023-09-06  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/96516/how-can-you-add-comments-to-a-cell-in-excel  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["troubleshooting", "excel"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

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# How can you add comments to a cell in excel?

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## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

- When you move the mouse pointer over the cell with the comment, it will show.
- **Insert a Comment in a Cell**
- Choose the appropriate cell.
- Click the **New Comment button on the Review tab:**
- Begin composing your remark in the yellow box that appears:
- When you're finished, simply click away from the comment.
- As you can see, the red triangle has appeared in cell E4, indicating that a comment has been successfully created in that cell.

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### Answer by user

Adding comments to a cell in Excel is very numberle simple. You just have to click on the cell and choose the “Comments” button from the ribbon. This will open a 5 letter words new window where you can add comments to the cell. You can type your comments freely, and it will be saved automatically when you close the window.

### Answer by user

I have never encountered a case retro bowl like yours. I look forward to receiving positive feedback. Thank you for sharing your question

### Answer by user

Select the cell where the comment will be added. Click the cell's context menu and select "Insert Comment" to add a comment. Alternately, you can select on the "Review" tab of the Excel ribbon, followed by "New Comment." There will be a text box next to the selected the backrooms cell. Enter your comment in the text box provided. To dismiss a text box, click outside of it. The remark will appear as a small purple mark in the upper-right corner of the cell. To view the comment again, hover over the cell that contains it. The comment will open in a new window.


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