Pop up formatable positionable message box when hovering over a ce

[Melody]

Hi,

I want to add information text when point to a cell. I need to be able to
format the text and color the box as well as position it in the spreadsheet.
Comments don't work, Data Validation messages can't be formatted and I
haven't had any luck with using a control text box either. Any suggestions?
I'm using Excel 2003.

Thanks.

 

[Gord Dibben]

Why don't Comments work for you?

That would definitely be the way to go.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

 

[Luke M]

Important step for any of this to work: Insert a comment into a cell, the
select the entire comment (not actively editing text). You can usually doing
this by clicking on the editing border of the obect, or press 'esc' once
after you begin editing a comment.

To change shape:
Make sure the drawing toolbar is visible. On the drawing toolbar, click the
"Draw" dropdown, then choose "Change autoshape". Pick whatever shape you
desire.

To change color:
Note that you can now format the comment or new 'shape' to whatever
color/fill you want, as well as edit the text size/color.

Change position:
Drag the comment to wherever you want

 

[Melody]

Hi Luke,

I was able to change the shape, color, font and text. However, the position
is still the default when I point to the cell that the Comment is linked to.
I need to be able to format and place where the message I want it to appear
when hovering over a particular cell.

Thanks for your help.

 

[Melody]

If I could position them where I want them to appear they would work. What
I'm trying to do is add a comment to a heading cell describing the contents
of the column. The Comment appears way at the top of the spreadsheet by the
heading. Also, because I have freeze panes on there is a line that shows
right through the comment. I want to be able to move the Comment lower on
the screen and to the right or left of the column for more visibility and be
out of the way of that line.