Change Comment Shape or Add Image

Add a Picture to an Excel Comment

1. Right-click the cell which contains the comment.
2. Choose Show/Hide Comments, and clear any text from the comment.
3. Click on the border of the comment, to select it.
4. Choose Format|Comment
5. On the Colors and Lines tab, click the drop-down arrow for Color.
6. Click Fill Effects
7. On the picture tab, click Select Picture
8. Locate and select the picture
9. To keep the picture in proportion, add a check mark to Lock Picture Aspect Ratio
10. Click Insert, click OK, click OK

Change the Comment Shape 

For MS-Office 2000/XP/2003 only.

Add a bit of interest to a worksheet, by changing the comment shape from a rectangle.

1. Right-click the cell which contains the comment.
2. Choose Edit Comment
3. Click on the border of the comment, to select it.
4. On the Drawing toolbar, click the Draw button
5. Choose Change AutoShape, and choose a category.
6. Click on a shape to select it.
7. When finished, click outside the comment.

For MS-Office 2007/2010.

In Excel 2007, the Drawing Tools  Format tab doesn’t appear on the Ribbon when you select a comment, so the Change Shape command isn’t available. It’s still possible to change the comment’s shape, but it takes a bit more effort.

You can add the Change Shape command to the Quick Access Toolbar (QAT):

1. Right-click the QAT, and click Customize Quick Access Toolbar
2. In the Choose commands from drop down list, click Drawing Tools | Format Tab
3. In the list of commands, click Change Shape, and click Add.

Now you can change the Comment Shape

1. Select the cell that contains the comment
2. On the Ribbon, click the Review tab, and click Edit Comment
3. Click the border of the comment, to select the shape.
4. On the QAT. click Change Shape, and click on the shape that you want to use.