Working with Comments

The Comments panel lets you easily view all comments associated with a chart. You can double-click any comment in the Comments panel to edit that comment.

To add a comment to a chart box:

1    Select a box in the active chart.

2   Choose Comments from the View menu to open the Comments panel, which appears below the chart area.

OR

1    Right-click on a box in your chart, and choose Insert Comment from the popup menu.

2   Type your comment in the text box that opens. A red triangle appears in the upper-right corner of a box that contains a comment.

3   Choose Comments from the View menu to open the Comments panel with the new comments. You can add more comments to chart through the Comments panel or by right-clicking on additional boxes in the chart.

The Comments panel has the following elements:

Element

Name

Description

Print Comments

Prints a list of all comments.

Print Preview

Previews how the comment list will look when printed.

Copy Comments

Copies selected comments to the Clipboard.

Send Comments to Excel

Exports the comments list to an Excel spreadsheet.

Insert Comment

Defines a comment for the selected box.

Delete Comment

Deletes selected comment.

Previous Comment

Navigates to the previous comment.

Next Comment

Navigates to the next comment.