Is it possible to change the default formatting of comments in Excel? I
would like to have a larger font size in comments, but it always
defaults to Arial, 8pt.

I tried to change the AutoShape defaults, but that didn't help.

Regards // Johan

To change the default font size (Note: this will change the settings for
tooltips in Excel and other programs) --

Right-click on the desktop, and choose Properties
On the Appearance tab, click Advanced.
From the Item dropdown, choose Tooltip
Choose a font Size, click OK, click OK
(Note: selecting a font type here will not affect the
default font used in Excel's comments)
You can also set the font to Bold or italic, and select a colour

To insert a comment with a specific font type, you can use a macro:

http://www.contextures.com/xlcomments03.html#Formatted


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> Is it possible to change the default formatting of comments in Excel? I
> would like to have a larger font size in comments, but it always
> defaults to Arial, 8pt.
>
> I tried to change the AutoShape defaults, but that didn't help.
>
> Regards // Johan
>


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Debra Dalgleish
Contextures
http://www.contextures.com/tiptech.html

<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)
> Is it possible to change the default formatting of comments in Excel? I
> would like to have a larger font size in comments, but it always
> defaults to Arial, 8pt.
>
> I tried to change the AutoShape defaults, but that didn't help.

How about using the add-in which have following code in standard module.
(This add-in changes only cell's context menu.)

Option Explicit
'
Sub Auto_Open()
On Error Resume Next
SendKeys "{ESC}"
Application.CommandBars("Cell").ShowPopup
Application.CommandBars("Cell").FindControl(ID:=2031).OnAction _
= "MyComment"
On Error GoTo 0
End Sub
'
Sub Auto_Close()
On Error Resume Next
SendKeys "{ESC}"
Application.CommandBars("Cell").ShowPopup
Application.CommandBars("Cell").FindControl(ID:=2031).Reset
On Error GoTo 0
End Sub
'
Sub MyComment()
With Selection.AddComment
.Visible = False
.Text "Comment:"
With .Shape.TextFrame.Characters.Font
.Name = "Times New Roman"
.FontStyle = "Normal"
.Size = 11
End With
End With
SendKeys "%(IE){ENTER}"
End Sub

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Miyahn (Masataka Miyashita) JPN
Microsoft MVP for Microsoft Office - Excel(Jan 2006 - Dec 2006)
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...4-83d372c269b4

Thank you both for the fast replies!

The macro and the addin is pretty sweet! I suppose there is a similar
way to override the default behavior of Insert, Comment by setting my
own OnAction event handler?

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