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A comment is a note that you attach to a cell, separate from other cell content. Comments are useful as reminders to yourself, such as noting how a complex formula works, or to provide feedback to other users.

Viewing comments    Microsoft Excel provides several ways to view comments. Cells with comments have indicator triangles in the upper-right corners. If you rest the pointer over a cell that has an indicator, its comment appears. You can also display comments continuously— either individual comments or all the comments on the worksheet. The Reviewing toolbar steps you through each comment in a workbook in sequence. You can also print out the comments, either in place on the worksheet or as a list at the end of the printout.

User names in comments    Comments are identified by user name, so that you can tell who entered each comment in a shared workbook (shared workbook: A workbook set up to allow multiple users on a network to view and make changes at the same time. Each user who saves the workbook sees the changes made by other users.) or a workbook being routed to several users for review. When you merge changes from several workbooks, the comments are also combined so all comment text for a cell appears in sequence.