Make sure your Excel has the Developer Tab enabled following this tutorial.
I explain how you can do this below step by step!
What does it do?
Highlights all cells with comments
Copy Source Code:
</p> <p>Sub HighlightCellsWithComments()</p> <p>'Select the cells with comments<br /> Selection.SpecialCells(xlCellTypeComments).Select</p> <p>'Set all the cells' style to the Note style<br /> Selection.Style= &quot;Note&quot;</p> <p>End Sub</p> <p>
Final Result:
Exercise Workbook:
This is our initial set of data, you can see the ones with the red triangle on the right corner are the ones with comments inserted:
STEP 1: Go to Developer > Code > Visual Basic
STEP 2: Paste in your code and Select Save. Close the window afterwards.
STEP 3: Let us test it out!
Open the sheet containing the data. Go to Developer > Code > Macros
Make sure your macro is selected. Click Run.
With just one click, all of the cells with comments are now highlighted!
How to Highlight Cells with Comments Using Macros In Excel
Bryan
Bryan Hong is an IT Software Developer for more than 10 years and has the following certifications: Microsoft Certified Professional Developer (MCPD): Web Developer, Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS): Windows Applications, Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) and Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA).
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