Macro/VBA to insert a comment mandatory when selecting a dropdown option

ussy1995

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Is there a macro or vba code i can use so that when cell C6 dropdown is selected, a message box appears for the user to insert a comment mandatory?

I would like to use this for multiple cells i.e. cell C6 dropdown 'Resource' is selected, message box appears saying 'Insert Comment'...user inserts comment and clicks OK...the cell now has a comment attached to it. Doing the same for Cell C7, Cell D14 etc.

thanks
 

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Code below prevents user modifying cell until a comment has been added
- cell A1 is activated if comment left blank

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Code:
Private Sub Worksheet_SelectionChange(ByVal Target As Range)
    Dim msg As String, T As String
    T = Target.Address(0, 0)
    Select Case T
        Case "C6", "C7", "D14"
            msg = InputBox("enter comment for " & T)
            If Len(msg) > 0 Then
                On Error Resume Next
                Target.Comment.Delete
                On Error GoTo 0
                Target.AddComment msg
            Else
                Range("A1").Select
            End If
        End Select
End Sub
 
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