I have set my spreadsheet to display comment indicators. All but one comment
indicator is showing. The comment is visible when you move the cursor over it
as normal but i just can't see the indicator. How can i fix this?

Are you sure it's a comment?

Maybe it's a Data|Validation Input message????



Banana wrote:

I have set my spreadsheet to display comment indicators. All but one comment
indicator is showing. The comment is visible when you move the cursor over it
as normal but i just can't see the indicator. How can i fix this?

--

Dave Peterson

If you right-click on the cell, do you have a Delete Comments option? If so,
can you delete it and then reinsert it?

"Banana" wrote:

I have set my spreadsheet to display comment indicators. All but one comment
indicator is showing. The comment is visible when you move the cursor over it
as normal but i just can't see the indicator. How can i fix this?

Yeah, i already tried that and it's the same as before.

One thing i did try that worked, which may give you some clues as to what
the problem may be, is inserting a row above the cell with the comment. What
i noticed was that the comment indicator for that cell appeared, but when you
added a comment in the new row in the cell above you got the same problem.
And on deleting the new row the comment indicator disppeared again!

I have checked the other cells in that row and one neighbouring cell has the
same problem but the rest are OK.

Any more ideas?


"Nick B" wrote:

If you right-click on the cell, do you have a Delete Comments option? If so,
can you delete it and then reinsert it?

"Banana" wrote:

I have set my spreadsheet to display comment indicators. All but one comment
indicator is showing. The comment is visible when you move the cursor over it
as normal but i just can't see the indicator. How can i fix this?

I inserted it as a comment and can delete and edit it as a comment.
What is a Data/Validation input message?

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

Are you sure it's a comment?

Maybe it's a Data|Validation Input message????



Banana wrote:

I have set my spreadsheet to display comment indicators. All but one comment
indicator is showing. The comment is visible when you move the cursor over it
as normal but i just can't see the indicator. How can i fix this?

--

Dave Peterson

You can have a cell set up so that only certain values can be entered.

And when the cell is selected, you can give a message to the user why they have
to enter valid data.

Try it on a test workbook:
From the menubar: Data|Validation
You'll see a couple of tabs there. One is for the input message.

Banana wrote:

I inserted it as a comment and can delete and edit it as a comment.
What is a Data/Validation input message?

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

Are you sure it's a comment?

Maybe it's a Data|Validation Input message????



Banana wrote:

I have set my spreadsheet to display comment indicators. All but one comment
indicator is showing. The comment is visible when you move the cursor over it
as normal but i just can't see the indicator. How can i fix this?

--

Dave Peterson


--

Dave Peterson

What row is this on?
Can you try going to Edit-Go To, Special, select Objects, click OK, then go
to Edit-Delete? (You can always Undo). Does that make a difference?

"Banana" wrote:

Yeah, i already tried that and it's the same as before.

One thing i did try that worked, which may give you some clues as to what
the problem may be, is inserting a row above the cell with the comment. What
i noticed was that the comment indicator for that cell appeared, but when you
added a comment in the new row in the cell above you got the same problem.
And on deleting the new row the comment indicator disppeared again!

I have checked the other cells in that row and one neighbouring cell has the
same problem but the rest are OK.

Any more ideas?


"Nick B" wrote:

If you right-click on the cell, do you have a Delete Comments option? If so,
can you delete it and then reinsert it?

"Banana" wrote:

I have set my spreadsheet to display comment indicators. All but one comment
indicator is showing. The comment is visible when you move the cursor over it
as normal but i just can't see the indicator. How can i fix this?

Ah, i see. Very useful. But unfortunately not in the cell in question!
Any more ideas?

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

You can have a cell set up so that only certain values can be entered.

And when the cell is selected, you can give a message to the user why they have
to enter valid data.

Try it on a test workbook:
From the menubar: Data|Validation
You'll see a couple of tabs there. One is for the input message.

Banana wrote:

I inserted it as a comment and can delete and edit it as a comment.
What is a Data/Validation input message?

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

Are you sure it's a comment?

Maybe it's a Data|Validation Input message????



Banana wrote:

I have set my spreadsheet to display comment indicators. All but one comment
indicator is showing. The comment is visible when you move the cursor over it
as normal but i just can't see the indicator. How can i fix this?

--

Dave Peterson


--

Dave Peterson

It's on row 39...

'No objects found'

I hold my hands up... i've just figured it out and it's quite embarassing!
I was working in Page Break Preview and the cell in question happened to be
within the grey area of 'Page 1'. When i swapped back to Normal view... Hey
presto! Doh


"Nick B" wrote:

What row is this on?
Can you try going to Edit-Go To, Special, select Objects, click OK, then go
to Edit-Delete? (You can always Undo). Does that make a difference?

"Banana" wrote:

Yeah, i already tried that and it's the same as before.

One thing i did try that worked, which may give you some clues as to what
the problem may be, is inserting a row above the cell with the comment. What
i noticed was that the comment indicator for that cell appeared, but when you
added a comment in the new row in the cell above you got the same problem.
And on deleting the new row the comment indicator disppeared again!

I have checked the other cells in that row and one neighbouring cell has the
same problem but the rest are OK.

Any more ideas?


"Nick B" wrote:

If you right-click on the cell, do you have a Delete Comments option? If so,
can you delete it and then reinsert it?

"Banana" wrote:

I have set my spreadsheet to display comment indicators. All but one comment
indicator is showing. The comment is visible when you move the cursor over it
as normal but i just can't see the indicator. How can i fix this?

But you posted back, so that was nice!

Banana wrote:

It's on row 39...

'No objects found'

I hold my hands up... i've just figured it out and it's quite embarassing!
I was working in Page Break Preview and the cell in question happened to be
within the grey area of 'Page 1'. When i swapped back to Normal view... Hey
presto! Doh

"Nick B" wrote:

What row is this on?
Can you try going to Edit-Go To, Special, select Objects, click OK, then go
to Edit-Delete? (You can always Undo). Does that make a difference?

"Banana" wrote:

Yeah, i already tried that and it's the same as before.

One thing i did try that worked, which may give you some clues as to what
the problem may be, is inserting a row above the cell with the comment. What
i noticed was that the comment indicator for that cell appeared, but when you
added a comment in the new row in the cell above you got the same problem.
And on deleting the new row the comment indicator disppeared again!

I have checked the other cells in that row and one neighbouring cell has the
same problem but the rest are OK.

Any more ideas?


"Nick B" wrote:

If you right-click on the cell, do you have a Delete Comments option? If so,
can you delete it and then reinsert it?

"Banana" wrote:

I have set my spreadsheet to display comment indicators. All but one comment
indicator is showing. The comment is visible when you move the cursor over it
as normal but i just can't see the indicator. How can i fix this?

--

Dave Peterson

It would be rude not to.

:)

Thank you both for your help.


"Dave Peterson" wrote:

But you posted back, so that was nice!

Banana wrote:

It's on row 39...

'No objects found'

I hold my hands up... i've just figured it out and it's quite embarassing!
I was working in Page Break Preview and the cell in question happened to be
within the grey area of 'Page 1'. When i swapped back to Normal view... Hey
presto! Doh

"Nick B" wrote:

What row is this on?
Can you try going to Edit-Go To, Special, select Objects, click OK, then go
to Edit-Delete? (You can always Undo). Does that make a difference?

"Banana" wrote:

Yeah, i already tried that and it's the same as before.

One thing i did try that worked, which may give you some clues as to what
the problem may be, is inserting a row above the cell with the comment. What
i noticed was that the comment indicator for that cell appeared, but when you
added a comment in the new row in the cell above you got the same problem.
And on deleting the new row the comment indicator disppeared again!

I have checked the other cells in that row and one neighbouring cell has the
same problem but the rest are OK.

Any more ideas?


"Nick B" wrote:

If you right-click on the cell, do you have a Delete Comments option? If so,
can you delete it and then reinsert it?

"Banana" wrote:

I have set my spreadsheet to display comment indicators. All but one comment
indicator is showing. The comment is visible when you move the cursor over it
as normal but i just can't see the indicator. How can i fix this?

--

Dave Peterson