How to Insert Comments in Excel

Comments let you leave a note on a cell: an explanation, a question, or feedback for someone else working on the file. Cells with a comment show a small red triangle in the corner.

Using Microsoft 365? The yellow sticky notes shown here are now called Notes (right-click > New Note). New Comment in Microsoft 365 creates a threaded comment that others can reply to. The steps below work for both.

Insert a comment

1. Select the cell you want to comment on.

2. Right-click and click Insert Comment (New Note in Microsoft 365).

   

3. Type your comment, then click anywhere outside it.

   

4. The comment stays hidden until you point to the cell.

5. To change it, right-click the cell and click Edit Comment.

   

Delete a comment

1. Right-click the cell with the comment.

2. Click Delete Comment.

   

Show all comments

To keep every comment on screen, like sticky notes:

1. On the Review tab, in the Comments group, click Show Comments (Notes > Show All Notes in Microsoft 365).

   

2. Excel shows every comment on the sheet.

   

Click the same button again to hide them.