How do I paste the same comment in multiple cells?

Posted on by Muna Meyer

How do I paste the same comment in multiple cells?

Follow these steps:

  1. Insert your comment in the first cell, as you normally would.
  2. Select the commented cell and press Ctrl+C. This copies the cell to the Clipboard.
  3. Select the range of cells that you want to have the same comment.
  4. Select Paste Special from the Edit menu.
  5. Click the Comments radio button.
  6. Click OK.

Is there a way to extract comments in Excel?

Code: Extract comment Save the code and go back to the sheet you want to extract comment contents, type =getComment(B2) in a cell which will place the comment content at, and press Enter key. Then you can see the comment has been displayed in the cell. You can drag fill handle down to extract comments as you need.

How do you copy and paste the same comment in Excel?

Copy threaded comments or notes to other cells

  1. Select the cell or cells that contain the comments that you want to copy.
  2. Press Ctrl+C.
  3. On the Home tab, click the arrow below Paste, and then click Paste Special.
  4. In the Paste Special dialog box, under Paste, click Comments, and then click OK.

How do you combine comments in Excel?

To add the Compare and Merge Workbooks command:

  1. Click the File tab.
  2. Choose Options.
  3. The Excel Options dialog box will appear.
  4. Under Choose commands from, click the drop-down menu and select All Commands.
  5. Find and select the Compare and Merge Workbooks command.
  6. Click Add to add it to the Quick Access toolbar.
  7. Click OK.

How do you copy comments in sheets?

In the menu, click File and then Make a copy. Type a name and choose where to save it. If you want to copy comments from a document, spreadsheet, or presentation, click Copy comments and suggestions or Copy comments. Click Ok.

How do I consolidate comments in Excel?

How to Use this Code

  1. Go to the Developer tab and click on Macros. It will open the Macro dialogue box.
  2. Select ExtractComment and click on Run. Make sure you are in the sheet that has the comments that you wish to extract.

How do you copy a comment in a cell?

Step 1 – Right-click the Cell which contains the Comment which you want to copy and paste to another Cell, and select copy from context menu (or press “Ctrl” + C keys together to copy). Step 2 – Select the Cell/Cells in Excel worksheet where you want to paste the comment.

How do I copy a slide with comments?

Click the Review tab. Click the Show Markup button. Right-click the comment, and then click Copy Text.

How to quickly insert comment to multiple cells in Excel?

Quickly insert multiple blank rows/columns between each row/column in Excel. Normally we can insert blank rows easily by selecting rows, right clicking, and select Insert from the context menu in Excel.

How to insert comments to specific cells in Microsoft Excel?

To add up all values that equal 500: enter 500 as the criteria. Excel knows you want to match cells with a value of 500.

  • To add up all values that are greater than 500: enter “>500” as the criteria. Notice the use of quotation marks around the criteria.
  • To add up all values that are greater than or equal to 500: enter “>=500” .

    • How to paste data into multiple cells in Excel?

    Select the cell A1.

  • Go to address bar.
  • Type a cell address in the name box. For example,type A1:D1.
  • Press Ctrl+C on your keyboard to copy the selected rows.
  • Paste the data in column E by pressing the key Ctrl+V on your keyboard.

    • Why am I selecting multiple cells in Excel?

    Why is Excel selecting multiple cells when I click on one? If there are still multiple cells selected, it could be that the cells are actually merged. You can unmerge the cells, if desired, or simply accept that you can’t select individual cells in the merged range. If the cells are not merged, it could be that the extend mode is currently