Using Excel Comments with Backgrounds

Excel XP

• Open Excel
• Format ► Sheet ► Background
• Browse to find the picture you want as the background and insert it
• Click on the cell where you want the comment
• Insert ► Comment
• Enter the comments
• Click anywhere off the comment box

Excel 2007

• Open Excel
• Page Layout ► Background
• Browse to find the picture you want as the background and insert it
• Control A to select all
• Home ► Format (in the Cells block) ► Column Width and enter 2
• Select area below the graphic where it starts to repeat
• Right click
• Format Cells
• Change the Fill Color to a solid color
• Repeat to
• Click on the cell where you want the comment
• Review ► New Comment
• Enter the comments
• Click anywhere off the comment box

This feature can be used to annotate pictures or to locate sites on a map.