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36 <helpdocument version=
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38 <topic id=
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39 <title id=
"tit" xml-lang=
"en-US">Inserting and Editing Comments
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40 <filename>/text/scalc/guide/note_insert.xhp
</filename>
43 <created date=
"2003-10-31T00:00:00">Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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44 <lastedited date=
"2006-01-17T12:10:26">converted from old format - fpe
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48 <bookmark xml-lang=
"en-US" branch=
"index" id=
"bm_id3153968"><bookmark_value>comments; on cells
</bookmark_value>
49 <bookmark_value>cells;comments
</bookmark_value>
50 <bookmark_value>comments; on cells
</bookmark_value>
51 <bookmark_value>remarks on cells
</bookmark_value>
52 <bookmark_value>formatting;comments on cells
</bookmark_value>
53 <bookmark_value>viewing;comments on cells
</bookmark_value>
55 <paragraph role=
"heading" id=
"hd_id3153968" xml-lang=
"en-US" level=
"1" l10n=
"U" oldref=
"31"><variable id=
"note_insert"><link href=
"text/scalc/guide/note_insert.xhp" name=
"Inserting and Editing Comments">Inserting and Editing Comments
</link>
56 </variable></paragraph>
57 <paragraph role=
"paragraph" id=
"par_id3150440" xml-lang=
"en-US" l10n=
"U" oldref=
"32">You can assign a comment to each cell by choosing
<link href=
"text/shared/01/04050000.xhp" name=
"Insert - Comment"><emph>Insert - Comment
</emph></link>. The comment is indicated by a small red square, the comment indicator, in the cell.
</paragraph>
58 <list type=
"unordered">
60 <paragraph role=
"listitem" id=
"par_id3145750" xml-lang=
"en-US" l10n=
"U" oldref=
"34">The comment is visible whenever the mouse pointer is over the cell, provided you have activated
<emph>Help - Tips
</emph> or -
<emph>Extended Tips
</emph>.
</paragraph>
63 <paragraph role=
"listitem" id=
"par_id3148575" xml-lang=
"en-US" l10n=
"U" oldref=
"33">When you select the cell, you can choose
<emph>Show Comment
</emph> from the context menu of the cell. Doing so keeps the comment visible until you deactivate the
<emph>Show Comment
</emph> command from the same context menu.
</paragraph>
66 <paragraph role=
"listitem" id=
"par_id3149958" xml-lang=
"en-US" l10n=
"U" oldref=
"35">To edit a permanently visible comment, just click in it. If you delete the entire text of the comment, the comment itself is deleted.
</paragraph>
69 <paragraph role=
"listitem" id=
"par_idN10699" xml-lang=
"en-US" l10n=
"NEW">Move or resize each comment as you like.
</paragraph>
72 <paragraph role=
"listitem" id=
"par_idN1069D" xml-lang=
"en-US" l10n=
"NEW">Format each comment by specifying background color, transparency, border style, and text alignment. Choose the commands from the context menu of the comment.
</paragraph>
75 <paragraph role=
"listitem" id=
"par_id3144764" xml-lang=
"en-US" l10n=
"U" oldref=
"38">To show or hide the comment indicator, choose
<emph>Tools - Options - %PRODUCTNAME Calc - View
</emph> and mark or unmark the
<emph>Comment indicator
</emph> check box.
</paragraph>
78 <paragraph role=
"paragraph" id=
"par_id3150715" xml-lang=
"en-US" l10n=
"U" oldref=
"39">To display a help tip for a selected cell, use
<emph>Data - Validity - Input Help
</emph>.
</paragraph>
79 <section id=
"relatedtopics">
80 <paragraph role=
"paragraph" id=
"par_id3153707" xml-lang=
"en-US" l10n=
"U" oldref=
"36"><link href=
"text/shared/01/04050000.xhp" name=
"Insert - Comment">Insert - Comment
</link></paragraph>
81 <embed href=
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