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                                       FIGURE 5.15
                                     You can add comments to cells to help clarify important items in your worksheets.
                                             Cells that have a comment display a small red triangle in the upper-right corner. When you move the
                                             mouse pointer over a cell that contains a comment, the comment becomes visible.
                                                       You can control how comments are displayed. Access the Advanced tab of the Excel Options
                                           TIP
                                           TIP
                                                       dialog box. In the Display section, an option lets you turn off the comment indicators if you like.
                                             Formatting comments                            Working with Cells and Ranges    5
                                             If you don’t like the default look of cell comments, use the Home ➪ Font and Home ➪ Alignment groups
                                            to make changes to the comment’s appearance.
                                            For even more formatting options, right-click the comment’s border and choose Format Comment from the
                                            shortcut menu. Excel responds by displaying the Format Comment dialog box, which allows you to change
                                            many aspects of its appearance.
                                           TIP         You can also display an image inside of a comment. Select the Colors and Lines tab in the
                                           TIP
                                                       Format Comment dialog box. Click the Color drop-down list and select Fill Effects. In the Fill
                                            Effects dialog box, click the Picture tab and then click the Select Picture Button to specify a graphics file.
                                            Figure 5.16 shows a comment that contains a picture.
                                       FIGURE 5.16
                                     This comment contains a graphic image.




















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