Show a Single Comment in Excel - Means the Comment is Always Visible, No Hovering Necessary

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This macro in Excel allows you to display or show a particular comment in Excel. This will make the desired comment visible even when you are not hovering over the cell that contains the comment. This is a great macro to use to display certain important comments throughout a worksheet or workbook in Excel.

To use the macro simply replace the A1 range cell reference with a reference to the location of the cell that contains the comment which you want to display.

Where to install the macro:  Module

Excel Macro to Show a Single Comment in Excel - Means the Comment is Always Visible, No Hovering Necessary

Sub Display_Single_Comment()

'This macro displays a single comment that is in Excel - means you don't have to hover over it to read it

Range("A1").Comment.Visible = True

End Sub





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How to Install the Macro
  1. Select and copy the text from within the grey box above.

  2. Open the Microsoft Excel file in which you would like the Macro to function.

  3. Press "Alt + F11" - This will open the Visual Basic Editor - Works for all Excel Versions.  Or For other ways to get there, Click Here.

  4. On the new window that opens up, go to the left side where the vertical pane is located. Locate your Excel file; it will be called VBAProject (YOUR FILE'S NAME HERE) and click this.

  5. If the Macro goes in a Module, Click Here, otherwise continue to Step 8.

  6. If the Macro goes in the Workbook or ThisWorkbook, Click Here, otherwise continue to Step 8.

  7. If the Macro goes in the Worksheet Code, Click Here, otherwise continue to Step 8.

  8. Close the Microsoft Visual Basic Editor window and save the Excel file. When you close the Visual Basic Editor window, the regular Excel window will not close.

  9. You are now ready to run the macro.

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