Hi Bob,
It is possible to put text into shapes. In fact a text box is a shape.
Bring up the Drawing toolbar, and select oval then draw the
oval on the worksheet by selecting the upper left hand corner
(of a containing rectangle) and drag the cursor to enlarge the
oval.

To populate with text. Right click on the border of of the oval,
insert text. If you don't have a hyperlink, the left click would
do the same - but I think it's better to use the rightclick.

There are no red mark associated with the oval.
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"Bob Barnes" wrote in message ...
I am an Access Developer.

If you place an "Oval" on a Worksheet, you can also add text to it (but
the text displays constantly).

Is there a way to assign a "Comment" (like in a celll w/ the "red marks"
in the upper-left corner of the cell) so either clicking the Oval (or placing
the mouse over the Oval) would display a message?

TIA - Bob