Spreadsheets

Unit 1: Introducing the Spreadsheet

Lesson 3: Editing Data

How do you add comments?

There may be times when you would like to annotate some data in your spreadsheet but don't want to "junk up" or change the appearance of your document. For example, you may be contributing some data to a department budget and want to add a line-item with a brief explanation.

The following avi movie shows how comments can be used in spreadsheets.

The avi movie above demonstrates:

1. Adding comments to a cell
1. Select Insert/Comment
2. Type comments into the box provided.(The default name that precedes the comments can be change from the Tools/Options.../General dialog box.)
3. Select another cell in the spreadsheet to submit comments.
2. A red indicator in the corner of a cell identifies cells with comments. (Note: To change how comments are displayed, go to the dialog box at Tools/Options.../View.)
3. Comments can be displayed when the cursor is placed over a cell with comments.
4. To change or edit a comment, select Insert/Edit Comment.
5. To delete a comment, select Edit/Clear/Comment.