Change a Comment’s Shape

change comment shape

To add some visual interest to a worksheet, change a comment’s shape from its default rectangle.

Here are the steps to change a comment shape in Excel 2003:

  1. Right-click the cell which contains the comment.
  2. Click on Edit Comment
  3. Click on the border of the comment, to select it.
  4. On the Drawing toolbar, click the Draw button
  5. Click on Change AutoShape, and click on a category.
  6. Click on a shape to select it.
  7. When finished, click outside the comment.

In this example, the Cube shape was selected from Basic Shapes. It looks a bit like a “big box” store!

changed comment shape to 3-d box
changed comment shape to 3-d box

Don’t Change Too Many!

I wouldn’t change the shape of too many comments on a worksheet, or it could be very distracting and possibly confusing.

Just do this for one or two comments, that you want to stand out from the others.

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