excel insert comment with photo macro

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Hello i have to make a long list where i have to fill a lot of text cells whit one particullary photo for each cell commentary like in this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Er-mjd4WOLU
All i need is a macro for example when i press Ctrl+h to make the macro to insert comment delete the first row of text in the comment then format the comment ->select fill efects->picture and then i can select the picture (minute 2:28)
 

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Re: excel insert comment whit photo macro

First thing is a code to insert a picture into a comment. Then we can work on the other part of deciding what picture to insert.

Change the picture file to the one you are working with.
Code:
Sub InsertComment()
    With Range("D1")
        .ClearComments
        .AddComment
        With .Comment
            .Visible = False
            .Text Text:="" & Chr(10) & ""
            .Shape.Fill.UserPicture ("C:\Users\Dave\SkyDrive\Pictures\67873_463975655282_1273954_n.jpg")
            .Shape.ScaleHeight 6, msoFalse, msoScaleFormTopLeft
            .Shape.ScaleWidth 4.8, msoFalse, msoScaleFromTopLeft
        End With
    End With

End Sub
 
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Re: excel insert comment whit photo macro

So you want the text in the cell as a comment without the first row? First row you mean your name or the first row of the text in the cell?
If you mean your name, then this should work

Code:
Sub PictureInComment()
[COLOR=#008000]'Window to select a picture[/COLOR]
With Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogFilePicker)
         .AllowMultiSelect = False          'Only one file
         .InitialFileName = CurDir         'directory to open the window
         .Filters.Clear                   [COLOR=#008000] 'Cancel the filter[/COLOR]
         '.Filters.Add Description:="Images", Extensions:="*.jpg", Position:=1
         .Title = "Choose image"
         If .Show = -1 Then TheFile = .SelectedItems(1) Else TheFile = 0
    End With
[COLOR=#008000]'No file selected, exit macro[/COLOR]
If TheFile = 0 Then
MsgBox ("No image selected")
Exit Sub
End If

[COLOR=#008000]'Add a comment to selected cell[/COLOR]
ActiveCell.AddComment
ActiveCell.Comment.Text Text:=ActiveCell.Value
ActiveCell.Comment.Visible = True [COLOR=#008000]'Put to false if you don't want to see it[/COLOR]
ActiveCell.Comment.Shape.Fill.UserPicture TheFile
End Sub
 
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Re: excel insert comment whit photo macro

So you want the text in the cell as a comment without the first row? First row you mean your name or the first row of the text in the cell?
If you mean your name, then this should work

Code:
Sub PictureInComment()
[COLOR=#008000]'Window to select a picture[/COLOR]
With Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogFilePicker)
         .AllowMultiSelect = False          'Only one file
         .InitialFileName = CurDir         'directory to open the window
         .Filters.Clear                   [COLOR=#008000] 'Cancel the filter[/COLOR]
         '.Filters.Add Description:="Images", Extensions:="*.jpg", Position:=1
         .Title = "Choose image"
         If .Show = -1 Then TheFile = .SelectedItems(1) Else TheFile = 0
    End With
[COLOR=#008000]'No file selected, exit macro[/COLOR]
If TheFile = 0 Then
MsgBox ("No image selected")
Exit Sub
End If

[COLOR=#008000]'Add a comment to selected cell[/COLOR]
ActiveCell.AddComment
ActiveCell.Comment.Text Text:=ActiveCell.Value
ActiveCell.Comment.Visible = True [COLOR=#008000]'Put to false if you don't want to see it[/COLOR]
ActiveCell.Comment.Shape.Fill.UserPicture TheFile
End Sub
Works like a charm by first row i mean that i don t want any kind of text on the comment i just want the photo itself.I tried to put ActiveCell.Comment.Visible = false but the text still apears could you help me whit this?
 
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Re: excel insert comment whit photo macro

i don t want any kind of text on the comment
Code:
Sub PictureInComment()With Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogFilePicker)
         .AllowMultiSelect = False          'Only one file
         .InitialFileName = CurDir         'directory to open the window
         .Filters.Clear                    'Cancel the filter
         '.Filters.Add Description:="Images", Extensions:="*.jpg", Position:=1
         .Title = "Choose image"


         If .Show = -1 Then TheFile = .SelectedItems(1) Else TheFile = 0
    End With
'No file selected
If TheFile = 0 Then
MsgBox ("No image selected")
Exit Sub
End If


ActiveCell.AddComment
ActiveCell.Comment.Text Text:=""
ActiveCell.Comment.Visible = True
ActiveCell.Comment.Shape.Fill.UserPicture TheFile


End Sub

Visible=true means the comment is visible when you click another cell. If you put it to false, it his hidden and you need to move your mouse to red rectangle to see it
 
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Re: excel insert comment whit photo macro

Code:
Sub PictureInComment()With Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogFilePicker)
         .AllowMultiSelect = False          'Only one file
         .InitialFileName = CurDir         'directory to open the window
         .Filters.Clear                    'Cancel the filter
         '.Filters.Add Description:="Images", Extensions:="*.jpg", Position:=1
         .Title = "Choose image"


         If .Show = -1 Then TheFile = .SelectedItems(1) Else TheFile = 0
    End With
'No file selected
If TheFile = 0 Then
MsgBox ("No image selected")
Exit Sub
End If


ActiveCell.AddComment
ActiveCell.Comment.Text Text:=""
ActiveCell.Comment.Visible = True
ActiveCell.Comment.Shape.Fill.UserPicture TheFile


End Sub

Visible=true means the comment is visible when you click another cell. If you put it to false, it his hidden and you need to move your mouse to red rectangle to see it
Thanks man works so good.One last favor can you write a preset resolution to the comment i mean to preset the lenght and width of the comment so i don t have to stretch it every time.
Thanks a lot!
 
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Re: excel insert comment whit photo macro

When there is text, I would normally autosize it around my text, but it seems that with my picture, the autosize is very small. I guess it depends on the picture?
Code:
Sub PictureInCommentAuto()
With Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogFilePicker)
         .AllowMultiSelect = False          'Only one file
         .InitialFileName = CurDir         'directory to open the window
         .Filters.Clear                    'Cancel the filter
         '.Filters.Add Description:="Images", Extensions:="*.jpg", Position:=1
         .Title = "Choose image"
         If .Show = -1 Then TheFile = .SelectedItems(1) Else TheFile = 0
    End With
'No file selected
If TheFile = 0 Then
MsgBox ("No image selected")
Exit Sub
End If
ActiveCell.AddComment
ActiveCell.Comment.Text Text:=""
ActiveCell.Comment.Visible = True
ActiveCell.Comment.Shape.Fill.UserPicture TheFile
[COLOR=#0000cd]ActiveCell.Comment.Shape.TextFrame.AutoSize = True[/COLOR]
End Sub
With my test (a screenshot), a scale of 2 is good but you can change it
Code:
Sub PictureInCommentSize()
With Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogFilePicker)
         .AllowMultiSelect = False          'Only one file
         .InitialFileName = CurDir         'directory to open the window
         .Filters.Clear                    'Cancel the filter
         '.Filters.Add Description:="Images", Extensions:="*.jpg", Position:=1
         .Title = "Choose image"
   If .Show = -1 Then TheFile = .SelectedItems(1) Else TheFile = 0
End With
'No file selected
    If TheFile = 0 Then
        MsgBox ("No image selected")
        Exit Sub
    End If
'Make comment
ActiveCell.AddComment
ActiveCell.Comment.Text Text:=""
ActiveCell.Comment.Visible = True
ActiveCell.Comment.Shape.Fill.UserPicture TheFile
[COLOR=#0000cd]ActiveCell.Comment.Shape.ScaleWidth 2, msoFalse, msoScaleFromTopLeft[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#0000cd]ActiveCell.Comment.Shape.ScaleHeight 2, msoFalse, msoScaleFromTopLeft[/COLOR]
End Sub
 
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Re: excel insert comment whit photo macro

Yep all good works well i want to develop this thing for example if i have saved into 1 folder 3 photos A,B,C and the cell that i want to insert the commentphoto is named B,the macro to take from the specific folder the B photo you know what i mean ?
 
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Re: excel insert comment whit photo macro


Code:
Sub PictureInComment()With Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogFilePicker)
         .AllowMultiSelect = False          'Only one file
         .InitialFileName = CurDir         'directory to open the window
         .Filters.Clear                    'Cancel the filter
         '.Filters.Add Description:="Images", Extensions:="*.jpg", Position:=1
         .Title = "Choose image"


         If .Show = -1 Then TheFile = .SelectedItems(1) Else TheFile = 0
    End With
'No file selected
If TheFile = 0 Then
MsgBox ("No image selected")
Exit Sub
End If


ActiveCell.AddComment
ActiveCell.Comment.Text Text:=""
ActiveCell.Comment.Visible = True
ActiveCell.Comment.Shape.Fill.UserPicture TheFile


End Sub

Visible=true means the comment is visible when you click another cell. If you put it to false, it his hidden and you need to move your mouse to red rectangle to see it
and how to use the picture name as cell value,

if i want to insert picture with file name frog.jpg, then the picture inserted to comment and the name was the value of the commented cell.
 
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