Probably these are Data Validation input messages.

You can delete them through selecting cells and DataValidationClear All


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Mon, 18 May 2009 11:23:06 -0700, dd53
wrote:

Sorry. Not comments. These are instructions for completing the templates or
changing them. Unlike comments you don't have to request to see them, they
are simply there when the mouse moves over a certain area of the template.