Microsoft KB Archive/66297

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Last reviewed: November 2, 1994

Article ID: Q66297 The information in this article applies to:
 * Microsoft Excel for Windows versions 2.x, 3.0, 4.0

SUMMARY
There are two ways to extract cell notes and place them into another area or application, as follows:

First Method

 * 1) From the Formula menu, choose Note.
 * 2) Highlight the cell note.
 * 3) Highlight the text in the note box.
 * 4) Press CTRL+INS to copy the note to the Clipboard.
 * 5) Choose the application you want the note to go to and paste it into the application.

Note: You must use CTRL+INS to copy; you will not be able to select the Edit menu from the note box.

Second Method

 * 1) Connect to the Generic Text Only driver on file.
 * 2) Print the spreadsheet to a file choosing cell notes only in the print dialog box.
 * 3) The cell notes will then print to a file and you can load them into another application as a text file.
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