| If you look at Debra's site, you'll see some code that repositions the
comments.
|
| I know that you're not the only person to complain.
|
| Beemer wrote:
| >
| > | > |I don't know a way of changing that default.
| > |
| > | Maybe you could just copy and existing comment and edit|paste
| > special|comments.
| > |
| > | Or maybe you could use a macro to add the comment:
| > |
| > | Option Explicit
| > | Sub testme()
| > | With ActiveCell
| > | If .Comment Is Nothing Then
| > | 'do nothing
| > | Else
| > | .ClearComments
| > | End If
| > |
| > | .AddComment Text:=Application.UserName & ":" & vbLf
| > |
| > | .Comment.Shape.Placement = xlMoveAndSize
| > | End With
| > | SendKeys "%ie~"
| > |
| > | End Sub
| > |
| > | Or don't worry about that setting when you're adding the
comments--just
| > come
| > | back and toggle that setting for all the comments:
| > |
| > | Option Explicit
| > | Sub testme2()
| > | Dim cmt As Comment
| > | For Each cmt In ActiveSheet.Comments
| > | cmt.Shape.Placement = xlMoveAndSize
| > | Next cmt
| > | End Sub
| > |
| > | But those comments still seem to have a mind of their own.
| > |
| > | Debra Dalgleish has sample code for working with comments
| > | (resizing/repositioning):
| > |
http://contextures.com/xlcomments03.html
| > |
| > |
| > |
| > | Beemer wrote:
| > | >
| > | > Is there a way to make the default for a cell comment property to
"move
| > but
| > | > don't size with cells"? At present I have to go to properties every
| > time I
| > | > add a comment.
| > | >
| > | > Beemer
| > |
| > | --
| > |
| > | Dave Peterson
| >
| > Dave,
| >
| > Thanks for this. My problem is that I have spreadsheets which are say
| > taking up 6 screen widths. I add comments to many cells. If I
| > subsequently change column widths or hide columns the next time I open
the
| > spreadsheet all the comments have shot off to the extreme left screen.
| > Moving these back inot position is a major task so I now have to change
the
| > property each time I add a comment. Is this a bug? Surely MS
programmers
| > should have made the default to move the comment with the cell?
| >
| > Beemer
|
| --
|
| Dave Peterson
Dave, thanks for the link.
Beemer
