Microsoft KB Archive/183848

= XL98: How to Change the Font in a Cell Comment =

Article ID: 183848

Article Last Modified on 6/17/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q183848



SYMPTOMS
When you record a macro in which you change the font of a cell comment, and then subsequently rerun the macro, the font of the comment does not change as you expect.



CAUSE
Depending on the method you used to select the comment while you recorded the macro, the recorded macro may not contain the necessary code to modify the font of the cell comment.



RESOLUTION
Microsoft provides programming examples for illustration only, without warranty either expressed or implied. This includes, but is not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. This article assumes that you are familiar with the programming language that is being demonstrated and with the tools that are used to create and to debug procedures. Microsoft support engineers can help explain the functionality of a particular procedure, but they will not modify these examples to provide added functionality or construct procedures to meet your specific requirements. The following sample macro changes the font of the active cell's comment to a bold Courier font with a font size of 14: Sub Comment_Font_Change With ActiveCell.Comment.Shape.TextFrame.Characters.Font .Name = "courier" .Size = 14 .Bold = True End With End Sub You can also change the font of all comments in a worksheet by running the following macro: Sub All_Comment_Font_Change For Each x In ActiveSheet.Comments With x.Shape.TextFrame.Characters.Font .Name = "courier" .Size = 14 .Bold = True End With Next x  End Sub



STATUS
This is by design of Microsoft Excel.



MORE INFORMATION
Depending on how you select a cell comment, a different version of the Format Comment dialog box appears when you click Comment on the Format menu. If you have selected the comment frame, and the cursor is not within the comment text, then the Format Comment dialog box displays seven tabs: Font, Alignment, Colors and Lines, Size, Protection, Properties, and Margins. However, if the cursor is flashing within the comment text, you are in edit mode, and the Format Comment dialog box displays only one tab: Font.

If you record a macro in which you change the font while in edit mode, the recorded macro does not produce the necessary code for modifying the comment font. The following code is representative of a macro recorded while changing the comment font in Edit mode: Sub Macro1 Range("A1").Comment.Shape.Select True Range("A1").Comment.Text Text:="Username:" & Chr(10) & _ "this is a test" Range("A2").Select End Sub For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

181659 XL98: Unable to Rotate AutoShapes While in Edit Mode

