Excel Tips

Add a Pop-up Picture of an Item in a Cell »

November 7, 2023

I have a product catalog in Excel. My sales reps will show the list of items to the buyer in a retail store. Can I have pictures appear on demand in Excel?

Change the Note Shape to a Star »

November 6, 2023

I would like to jazz up a note by changing it to a starburst or some other shape.

Force Some Notes to ALWAYS Be Visible to Provide a Help System »

November 3, 2023

I’m sending out a worksheet to managers and division vice presidents in order to get their budget for next year. I need to include specific instructions for many of the cells in the worksheet.

Control How Your Name Appears in Notes »

November 2, 2023

When I insert a note, the name displayed in bold is Customer. Can I change this so everyone knows which notes I inserted?

Change the Appearance of Cell Notes »

November 1, 2023

I typed a very long note in a cell. The note is longer than the note box will display. How can I read the entire note?

Leave Helpful comments with Cell Notes »

October 31, 2023

I have figured out how to write a confusing formula in Excel. I want to add a note to the worksheet to remind myself how the formula works.

Threaded Comments Debut in 2019 »

October 30, 2023

The commenting system has been upgraded in Office 365 to allow threaded comments.

Pasted URLs Don’t Become Hyperlinks »

October 27, 2023

I pasted hundreds of web site addresses into Excel. They did not turn into hyperlinks. I found that I could select a cell, press F2, then Enter to make the hyperlink. But I don’t want to have to do that hundreds of times.

Remove Hyperlinks Automatically Inserted by Excel »

October 24, 2023

Excel has an annoying habit. Whenever you type something in a cell that looks like an e-mail address or a Web site URL, Excel will underline the value, change the font color to blue, and make it a clickable hyperlink.