Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated October 6, 2018)
This tip applies to Excel 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003
Excel allows you to add comments to the cells in your workbook. At some point you may want to view your comments. Simply follow these steps:
Figure 1. The View tab of the Options dialog box.
There are three possible settings for comments (see step 4). The three radio buttons are as follows:
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