Comment box
 

I am trying to find a way where I can have excel Insert a comment box
automatically.

For example:
I have a data sheet and every time I need to insert a new row, I then need
to insert a comment box in every cell. Instead of copying and pasting, is
there a way to make excel auto populate the comment box when I insert a new
column?

If so, how or is there a macro that I can use?

Thanks.

Comment box
 

Yes, this can be done. What do you mean when you say "in every cell"? Do you
mean every cell in the new row (all 256 of them for XL2003 and lower, 16384
of them for XL2007)? Or do you mean a smaller range within the row? If the
smaller range, tell us what that range is. The bigger question is... what do
you want in each of these Comment boxes?

--
Rick (MVP - Excel)


"Chiefgarcia" wrote in message
...
I am trying to find a way where I can have excel Insert a comment box
automatically.

For example:
I have a data sheet and every time I need to insert a new row, I then need
to insert a comment box in every cell. Instead of copying and pasting, is
there a way to make excel auto populate the comment box when I insert a
new
column?

If so, how or is there a macro that I can use?

Thanks.

Comment box
 

Thank you for your willingness to help me on this.
To make it more specific, I hava a data that sheet that contains about 14
rows (cells). But I want to find a way to insert comment boxes automatically.
So when I right clicka and choose the insert button, the new row show all the
new 14 (cells) with a comment box on them and if possible to have the
following information in the comment box:

Phone:
Website:
Org Description:
Leads/Contacts:
Active Members at Nike:
Other Notes:

Thanks.

"Rick Rothstein" wrote:

Yes, this can be done. What do you mean when you say "in every cell"? Do you
mean every cell in the new row (all 256 of them for XL2003 and lower, 16384
of them for XL2007)? Or do you mean a smaller range within the row? If the
smaller range, tell us what that range is. The bigger question is... what do
you want in each of these Comment boxes?

--
Rick (MVP - Excel)


"Chiefgarcia" wrote in message
...
I am trying to find a way where I can have excel Insert a comment box
automatically.

For example:
I have a data sheet and every time I need to insert a new row, I then need
to insert a comment box in every cell. Instead of copying and pasting, is
there a way to make excel auto populate the comment box when I insert a
new
column?

If so, how or is there a macro that I can use?

Thanks.

Comment box
 

I think you may be mixing the rows for columns, or perhaps I'm still not
visualizing your set up. You say you have 14 rows (cells)... do you mean you
have data in 14 columns per row? Is so, which columns are these (it's just
as easy to give you a solution for your exact setup as it is to give you a
general solution that you have to change later). And when you insert a row,
you want to insert Comments in the 14 cells in that row, correct? You showed
the information that you want to put in the Comments... where is that
information currently located at?

--
Rick (MVP - Excel)


"Chiefgarcia" wrote in message
...
Thank you for your willingness to help me on this.
To make it more specific, I hava a data that sheet that contains about 14
rows (cells). But I want to find a way to insert comment boxes
automatically.
So when I right clicka and choose the insert button, the new row show all
the
new 14 (cells) with a comment box on them and if possible to have the
following information in the comment box:

Phone:
Website:
Org Description:
Leads/Contacts:
Active Members at Nike:
Other Notes:

Thanks.

"Rick Rothstein" wrote:

Yes, this can be done. What do you mean when you say "in every cell"? Do
you
mean every cell in the new row (all 256 of them for XL2003 and lower,
16384
of them for XL2007)? Or do you mean a smaller range within the row? If
the
smaller range, tell us what that range is. The bigger question is... what
do
you want in each of these Comment boxes?

--
Rick (MVP - Excel)


"Chiefgarcia" wrote in message
...
I am trying to find a way where I can have excel Insert a comment box
automatically.

For example:
I have a data sheet and every time I need to insert a new row, I then
need
to insert a comment box in every cell. Instead of copying and pasting,
is
there a way to make excel auto populate the comment box when I insert a
new
column?

If so, how or is there a macro that I can use?

Thanks.

Comment box
 

Hi Rick. I don't want to make this complicated, the cells where I need these
comment boxes are for example: A1:N14 (14 cells across) the data that I said
I wanted to have inside the comment boxes is not located anywhere. The data
would be like a template for when I insert a new row, I want those cells to
appear with the comment boxes and the comment boxes should already have:

Phone:
Website:
Org Description:
Leads/Contacts:
Active Members at Nike:
Other Notes:

But if it is not possible to include this information, I just want to know
how I can make the cells show up with a comment box, when I insert a new row.

Thanks.
"Rick Rothstein" wrote:

I think you may be mixing the rows for columns, or perhaps I'm still not
visualizing your set up. You say you have 14 rows (cells)... do you mean you
have data in 14 columns per row? Is so, which columns are these (it's just
as easy to give you a solution for your exact setup as it is to give you a
general solution that you have to change later). And when you insert a row,
you want to insert Comments in the 14 cells in that row, correct? You showed
the information that you want to put in the Comments... where is that
information currently located at?

--
Rick (MVP - Excel)


"Chiefgarcia" wrote in message
...
Thank you for your willingness to help me on this.
To make it more specific, I hava a data that sheet that contains about 14
rows (cells). But I want to find a way to insert comment boxes
automatically.
So when I right clicka and choose the insert button, the new row show all
the
new 14 (cells) with a comment box on them and if possible to have the
following information in the comment box:

Phone:
Website:
Org Description:
Leads/Contacts:
Active Members at Nike:
Other Notes:

Thanks.

"Rick Rothstein" wrote:

Yes, this can be done. What do you mean when you say "in every cell"? Do
you
mean every cell in the new row (all 256 of them for XL2003 and lower,
16384
of them for XL2007)? Or do you mean a smaller range within the row? If
the
smaller range, tell us what that range is. The bigger question is... what
do
you want in each of these Comment boxes?

--
Rick (MVP - Excel)


"Chiefgarcia" wrote in message
...
I am trying to find a way where I can have excel Insert a comment box
automatically.

For example:
I have a data sheet and every time I need to insert a new row, I then
need
to insert a comment box in every cell. Instead of copying and pasting,
is
there a way to make excel auto populate the comment box when I insert a
new
column?

If so, how or is there a macro that I can use?

Thanks.

Comment box
 

I can give you a macro that will insert the "template" you indicated you
wanted, but I do not know of a way to active "Edit Comment" so you can just
type in the remainder of the information. I can write a macro that will ask
the user to fill in the information in an InputBox, TextBox, or some such
way, and then modify the Comment "template" to insert that information.
Would that be acceptable? In any event, here is the macro that will insert a
row (at the active cell) and then create the 14 Comments with the "template"
text you indicated...

Sub InsertRowAndCommentTemplate()
Dim X As Long
ActiveCell.EntireRow.Insert
For X = 1 To 14
With Cells(ActiveCell.Row, X).AddComment("Phone:" & vbLf & _
"Website:" & vbLf & "Org Description:" & vbLf & _
"Leads/Contacts:" & vbLf & "Active Members at Nike:" & _
vbLf & "Other Notes:").Shape
.Height = 100
.Width = 200
End With
Next
End Sub

--
Rick (MVP - Excel)


"Chiefgarcia" wrote in message
...
Hi Rick. I don't want to make this complicated, the cells where I need
these
comment boxes are for example: A1:N14 (14 cells across) the data that I
said
I wanted to have inside the comment boxes is not located anywhere. The
data
would be like a template for when I insert a new row, I want those cells
to
appear with the comment boxes and the comment boxes should already have:

Phone:
Website:
Org Description:
Leads/Contacts:
Active Members at Nike:
Other Notes:

But if it is not possible to include this information, I just want to know
how I can make the cells show up with a comment box, when I insert a new
row.

Thanks.
"Rick Rothstein" wrote:

I think you may be mixing the rows for columns, or perhaps I'm still not
visualizing your set up. You say you have 14 rows (cells)... do you mean
you
have data in 14 columns per row? Is so, which columns are these (it's
just
as easy to give you a solution for your exact setup as it is to give you
a
general solution that you have to change later). And when you insert a
row,
you want to insert Comments in the 14 cells in that row, correct? You
showed
the information that you want to put in the Comments... where is that
information currently located at?

--
Rick (MVP - Excel)


"Chiefgarcia" wrote in message
...
Thank you for your willingness to help me on this.
To make it more specific, I hava a data that sheet that contains about
14
rows (cells). But I want to find a way to insert comment boxes
automatically.
So when I right clicka and choose the insert button, the new row show
all
the
new 14 (cells) with a comment box on them and if possible to have the
following information in the comment box:

Phone:
Website:
Org Description:
Leads/Contacts:
Active Members at Nike:
Other Notes:

Thanks.

"Rick Rothstein" wrote:

Yes, this can be done. What do you mean when you say "in every cell"?
Do
you
mean every cell in the new row (all 256 of them for XL2003 and lower,
16384
of them for XL2007)? Or do you mean a smaller range within the row? If
the
smaller range, tell us what that range is. The bigger question is...
what
do
you want in each of these Comment boxes?

--
Rick (MVP - Excel)


"Chiefgarcia" wrote in message
...
I am trying to find a way where I can have excel Insert a comment box
automatically.

For example:
I have a data sheet and every time I need to insert a new row, I
then
need
to insert a comment box in every cell. Instead of copying and
pasting,
is
there a way to make excel auto populate the comment box when I
insert a
new
column?

If so, how or is there a macro that I can use?

Thanks.

Comment box
 

Hi Rick, I believe this should work just fine. Thank you so much for your
assistance on this, I really appreciate you taking the time to help me out on
my request.

Thanks.

"Rick Rothstein" wrote:

I can give you a macro that will insert the "template" you indicated you
wanted, but I do not know of a way to active "Edit Comment" so you can just
type in the remainder of the information. I can write a macro that will ask
the user to fill in the information in an InputBox, TextBox, or some such
way, and then modify the Comment "template" to insert that information.
Would that be acceptable? In any event, here is the macro that will insert a
row (at the active cell) and then create the 14 Comments with the "template"
text you indicated...

Sub InsertRowAndCommentTemplate()
Dim X As Long
ActiveCell.EntireRow.Insert
For X = 1 To 14
With Cells(ActiveCell.Row, X).AddComment("Phone:" & vbLf & _
"Website:" & vbLf & "Org Description:" & vbLf & _
"Leads/Contacts:" & vbLf & "Active Members at Nike:" & _
vbLf & "Other Notes:").Shape
.Height = 100
.Width = 200
End With
Next
End Sub

--
Rick (MVP - Excel)


"Chiefgarcia" wrote in message
...
Hi Rick. I don't want to make this complicated, the cells where I need
these
comment boxes are for example: A1:N14 (14 cells across) the data that I
said
I wanted to have inside the comment boxes is not located anywhere. The
data
would be like a template for when I insert a new row, I want those cells
to
appear with the comment boxes and the comment boxes should already have:

Phone:
Website:
Org Description:
Leads/Contacts:
Active Members at Nike:
Other Notes:

But if it is not possible to include this information, I just want to know
how I can make the cells show up with a comment box, when I insert a new
row.

Thanks.
"Rick Rothstein" wrote:

I think you may be mixing the rows for columns, or perhaps I'm still not
visualizing your set up. You say you have 14 rows (cells)... do you mean
you
have data in 14 columns per row? Is so, which columns are these (it's
just
as easy to give you a solution for your exact setup as it is to give you
a
general solution that you have to change later). And when you insert a
row,
you want to insert Comments in the 14 cells in that row, correct? You
showed
the information that you want to put in the Comments... where is that
information currently located at?

--
Rick (MVP - Excel)


"Chiefgarcia" wrote in message
...
Thank you for your willingness to help me on this.
To make it more specific, I hava a data that sheet that contains about
14
rows (cells). But I want to find a way to insert comment boxes
automatically.
So when I right clicka and choose the insert button, the new row show
all
the
new 14 (cells) with a comment box on them and if possible to have the
following information in the comment box:

Phone:
Website:
Org Description:
Leads/Contacts:
Active Members at Nike:
Other Notes:

Thanks.

"Rick Rothstein" wrote:

Yes, this can be done. What do you mean when you say "in every cell"?
Do
you
mean every cell in the new row (all 256 of them for XL2003 and lower,
16384
of them for XL2007)? Or do you mean a smaller range within the row? If
the
smaller range, tell us what that range is. The bigger question is...
what
do
you want in each of these Comment boxes?

--
Rick (MVP - Excel)


"Chiefgarcia" wrote in message
...
I am trying to find a way where I can have excel Insert a comment box
automatically.

For example:
I have a data sheet and every time I need to insert a new row, I
then
need
to insert a comment box in every cell. Instead of copying and
pasting,
is
there a way to make excel auto populate the comment box when I
insert a
new
column?

If so, how or is there a macro that I can use?

Thanks.

Comment box
 

Hi Rick,
I'm just wondering if you would have an answer on how to make the text
inside the comment box BOLD, the macro that I'm using works but I just want
to know if I can make the text bold.

Thanks.

"Rick Rothstein" wrote:

I can give you a macro that will insert the "template" you indicated you
wanted, but I do not know of a way to active "Edit Comment" so you can just
type in the remainder of the information. I can write a macro that will ask
the user to fill in the information in an InputBox, TextBox, or some such
way, and then modify the Comment "template" to insert that information.
Would that be acceptable? In any event, here is the macro that will insert a
row (at the active cell) and then create the 14 Comments with the "template"
text you indicated...

Sub InsertRowAndCommentTemplate()
Dim X As Long
ActiveCell.EntireRow.Insert
For X = 1 To 14
With Cells(ActiveCell.Row, X).AddComment("Phone:" & vbLf & _
"Website:" & vbLf & "Org Description:" & vbLf & _
"Leads/Contacts:" & vbLf & "Active Members at Nike:" & _
vbLf & "Other Notes:").Shape
.Height = 100
.Width = 200
End With
Next
End Sub

--
Rick (MVP - Excel)


"Chiefgarcia" wrote in message
...
Hi Rick. I don't want to make this complicated, the cells where I need
these
comment boxes are for example: A1:N14 (14 cells across) the data that I
said
I wanted to have inside the comment boxes is not located anywhere. The
data
would be like a template for when I insert a new row, I want those cells
to
appear with the comment boxes and the comment boxes should already have:

Phone:
Website:
Org Description:
Leads/Contacts:
Active Members at Nike:
Other Notes:

But if it is not possible to include this information, I just want to know
how I can make the cells show up with a comment box, when I insert a new
row.

Thanks.
"Rick Rothstein" wrote:

I think you may be mixing the rows for columns, or perhaps I'm still not
visualizing your set up. You say you have 14 rows (cells)... do you mean
you
have data in 14 columns per row? Is so, which columns are these (it's
just
as easy to give you a solution for your exact setup as it is to give you
a
general solution that you have to change later). And when you insert a
row,
you want to insert Comments in the 14 cells in that row, correct? You
showed
the information that you want to put in the Comments... where is that
information currently located at?

--
Rick (MVP - Excel)


"Chiefgarcia" wrote in message
...
Thank you for your willingness to help me on this.
To make it more specific, I hava a data that sheet that contains about
14
rows (cells). But I want to find a way to insert comment boxes
automatically.
So when I right clicka and choose the insert button, the new row show
all
the
new 14 (cells) with a comment box on them and if possible to have the
following information in the comment box:

Phone:
Website:
Org Description:
Leads/Contacts:
Active Members at Nike:
Other Notes:

Thanks.

"Rick Rothstein" wrote:

Yes, this can be done. What do you mean when you say "in every cell"?
Do
you
mean every cell in the new row (all 256 of them for XL2003 and lower,
16384
of them for XL2007)? Or do you mean a smaller range within the row? If
the
smaller range, tell us what that range is. The bigger question is...
what
do
you want in each of these Comment boxes?

--
Rick (MVP - Excel)


"Chiefgarcia" wrote in message
...
I am trying to find a way where I can have excel Insert a comment box
automatically.

For example:
I have a data sheet and every time I need to insert a new row, I
then
need
to insert a comment box in every cell. Instead of copying and
pasting,
is
there a way to make excel auto populate the comment box when I
insert a
new
column?

If so, how or is there a macro that I can use?

Thanks.