You can add a comment to a cell and specify the appearance. You can also resize, move, or edit the comment.
The following image displays the resize and move indicator icons. The resize icons are displayed when you select the comment. The move icon is displayed when the pointer is over the comment border.
You can lock the comment events or the comment text if the sheet options.isProtected method is set to true. The following table displays the comment property values and the result if the sheet is protected.
| Locked | LockText | Result |
| false | false | Actions on comment take effect; the comment can be edited |
| true | false | Actions on comment do not take effect; the comment can be edited |
| false | true | Actions on comment take effect; the comment cannot be edited |
| true | true | Actions on comment do not take effect; the comment cannot be edited |
Resizing a row or column can cause the comment's location and size to change based on the settings for the dynamicMove and dynamicSize methods. The following table displays the result of the dynamicMove and dynamicSize settings.
| DynamicMove | DynamicSize | Result |
| true | true | Comment is moved and sized with cells |
| true | false | Comment is moved, but not sized with cells |
| false | true or false | Comment is not moved or sized with cells |
You can cut, copy, or paste text in the comment if the comment is in edit mode. The comment is copied with the cell if you copy the cell.
The undo and redo actions apply if you cut, copy, or paste comment text, resize or move the comment, or change the comment's format.
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There are some limitations when importing a comment from an Excel-formatted file. Some border styles and fonts are not imported. The comment location may be different if the sheet range is smaller than what is displayed in the original file. Comments are not imported from XLS (BIFF8) files. Comments are imported from XLSX files. |
Using Code
The following code adds a comment to a cell and sets the color and display mode.
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| var comment = activeSheet.comments.add(5,5,"new comment!"); comment.text("new comment!"); comment.backColor("red"); comment.displayMode(GC.Spread.Sheets.Comments.DisplayMode.AlwaysShown); |
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