Microsoft KB Archive/142119

= XL: How to Use a Macro to Enter Cell Note Text in a Text Box =

Article ID: 142119

Article Last Modified on 10/11/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 98 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 95a
 * Microsoft Excel 5.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 5.0c
 * Microsoft Excel 5.0 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Excel 5.0a for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q142119





SUMMARY
This article describes how to put the text of a text note (cell note) into a text box. A macro that does this may be especially helpful if you are using Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, because in this version of Microsoft Excel, you do not have the ability to manually copy text from the text note dialog box and paste it into a text box.



MORE INFORMATION
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 creates a text box and fills it with the text from a text note.

Sample Visual Basic Procedure
Sub GetCellNote Dim Box As Object, X As Integer ' Check to see if a Note is in the Active Cell. If Len(ActiveCell.NoteText(Start:=X * 255 + 1)) = 0 Then MsgBox "There is not a note in the Active Cell.", vbExclamation Exit Sub End If      ' Add a text box. Set Box = ActiveSheet.TextBoxes.Add(ActiveCell.Offset(1, 1).Left, _          ActiveCell.Offset(1, 1).Top, ActiveCell.Offset(1, 3).Left, _           ActiveCell.Offset(6, 1).Top) ' We can only get 255 Characters at a time; so, loop until all of      ' the note is retrieved. Do Until Len(ActiveCell.NoteText(Start:=X * 255 + 1)) = 0 Box.Characters(X * 255 + 1).Text = _ ActiveCell.NoteText(Start:=X * 255 + 1) X = X + 1 Loop End Sub To use the preceding macro in Microsoft Excel 97 or Microsoft Excel 98, point to Macro on the Tools menu, and then click Macros. (In earlier versions, click the cell that contains the note, and then click Macro on the Tools menu.) Click the GetCellNote macro, and then click Run. If necessary, size the text box such that you can view the entire note.

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