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Copy and Paste Only a Cell Comment in MS Excel

When reviewing the contents of a worksheet, do you find that you’ve got the same comment to make over and over again?

I know that when I go through and start getting into the details, I will often find that I’ve got to add the same comment to multiple cells to avoid forgetting any when the issues are resolved later.

Repeating my work over and over again is an exercise in frustration, as far as I’m concerned, so I’m thinking that it sure would be nice if we could just copy / paste those comments just like we do everything else.

Microsoft have actually made the ability to copy / paste comments, you just have to know where to find the “trick” to the pasting.

You start this process the same as any other like it: - Select the cell containing the comment and copy it. Next select the cell(s) to which the comment should be applied.

Wait! Do not hit paste to quickly!

Instead we need the Paste Special feature. You can access this with a right-click and choose Paste Special from the menu or it can also be accessed from the Home tab of the Ribbon, via the bottom half of the Paste button.

When the Paste Special dialog box is open you need to select the Comments choice.

Click OK. Voila! Cell contents unchanged but the comment was added without you needing to re-do all that work over and over and over again.

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To print off for your Crib Sheet:- Copy and Paste to Word.doc then Print   