I have managed to link two spreadsheets, but on the master
copy i have comments boxes, on the others i don;t want the
comments boxes, but columns for comments...
But what i want to happen is when i update the comments
box on the master i want this to update the comments in
the columns...
Is it possible to link the comments box to a another cell
in another worksheet.
Bill Manville - 11 Sep 2003 01:13 GMT
> Is it possible to link the comments box to a another cell
> in another worksheet.
I don't think so.
Since changing a comment (cell note) doesn't generate an event you
can't even write a program to update the other cell with the comment
automatically.
You could use a visual basic function to extract the text from the cell
note and show it in a cell in the other worksheet though. Add this VBA
function in a standard module in the VBProject of the workbook you want
to contain the formula.
Function GetComment(R As Range) As String
Application.Volatile
If R.Comment Is Nothing Then Exit Function
GetComment = R.Comment.Text
End Function
In the cell you want the copy of the comment to appear in,
=GetComment([OtherBook.xls]Sheet1!$A$1)
(adjusting the address appropriately)
For best results format the cell to wrap text.
Bill Manville
MVP - Microsoft Excel, Oxford, England
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