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.

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To add a comment to a chart box:

1        Select a box in the active chart.

2        Click the View tab and select Comments from the Panels section to open the Comments panel, which appears below the chart area.

OR

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

3        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.

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4        Reopen 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.

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The Comments panel has the following elements:

Element

Name

Description

Print

Print a list of all comments.

Print Preview

Preview how the comment list will look when printed.

Page Setup

Lets you select an orientation and paper size for printing.

Copy

Copy selected comments to the Clipboard.

Send to Excel

Export the comments list to an Excel spreadsheet.

Insert Comment

Defines a comment for the selected box.

Delete Comment

Delete selected comment.

Previous Comment

Navigate to the previous comment.

Next Comment

Navigate to the next comment.