How about Insert Comment and enter the item description in the comment.
Mouse over the cell to see the reason for the expenditure.

HTH
Regrds,
Howard

"Grant" wrote in message
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So, I have data cells in an Excel spreadsheet. The row has a heading,
like
"misc house expenses", but I want to be able to know specifically why I
had a
$100 item in column 26, like "new garden hose". How do I do that?
Thanks.