XL: How to use a Macro to Enter Cell Note Text in a Text Box

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SUMMARY

This article describes how to put the text of a text note (cell note) into a text box. A macro that does this may be especially helpful if you are using Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, because in this version of Microsoft Excel, you do not have the ability to manually copy text from the text note dialog box and paste it into a text box.

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The following sample macro creates a text box and fills it with the text from a text note.

Sample Visual Basic Procedure

   Sub GetCellNote()
       Dim Box As Object, X As Integer
       ' Check to see if a Note is in the Active Cell.
       If Len(ActiveCell.NoteText(Start:=X * 255 + 1)) = 0 Then
           MsgBox "There is not a note in the Active Cell.", vbExclamation
           Exit Sub
       End If
       ' Add a text box.
       Set Box = ActiveSheet.TextBoxes.Add(ActiveCell.Offset(1, 1).Left, _
           ActiveCell.Offset(1, 1).Top, ActiveCell.Offset(1, 3).Left, _
           ActiveCell.Offset(6, 1).Top)
       ' We can only get 255 Characters at a time; so, loop until all of
       ' the note is retrieved.
       Do Until Len(ActiveCell.NoteText(Start:=X * 255 + 1)) = 0
           Box.Characters(X * 255 + 1).Text = _
               ActiveCell.NoteText(Start:=X * 255 + 1)
           X = X + 1
       Loop
   End Sub
To use the preceding macro in Microsoft Excel 97 or Microsoft Excel 98, point to Macro on the Tools menu, and then click Macros. (In earlier versions, click the cell that contains the note, and then click Macro on the Tools menu.) Click the GetCellNote macro, and then click run. If necessary, size the text box such that you can view the entire note.

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Version           : WINDOWS:5.0,7.0,97; MACINTOSH:5.0,98
Platform          : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbhowto

Last Reviewed: May 17, 1999