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How to Change the Shape of Comment Box in Excel Office 365?

In this article, we are going to see how to Change the Shape of the Comment Box in Excel Office 365 Using Kutools. Get an official version of MS Excel from the following link: https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/microsoft-365/excel

Note: kutools for Excel has more than 180 features which are used to complete the difficult task with several clicks. If you want to use Kutools, you need to install it from Excel’s official website.

Change All Comment Boxes with Single Click:

You can change the shape of all comment boxes with one click by doing the below steps.

  • Let’s consider the below example where you can see the comments. We are going to change the shape of all comments shown below.

Example
Example

  • On the Kutools Tab, select the More option, then choose the Change Comment Shape option.

Select the Change Comment Shape option
Select the Change Comment Shape option

  • It will open the Change Comment Shape Dialog Box.
  • Select shape – You need to select any one shape that you like and click the Apply All button.

Click the Apply All option
Click the Apply All option

  • Now, all the comment boxes have been changed as shown in the below image.

Result
Result

Note:

  • Apply All – This will apply the shape that you have selected for all comment boxes of the whole workbook.

Batch Change Shapes for Selected Comment Boxes:

You can also batch change shapes for selected comment boxes in the Excel spreadsheet, to do that, follow the below steps.

  • In the below screenshot, you can see the comments with the same shape, we are going to change the shape for the selected cells with a single click.

Example
Example

  • Go to the Kutools Tab, select the More option, then choose the Change Comment Shape option from the menu.

Select the Change Comment Shape option
Select the Change Comment Shape option

  • It will display the Change Comment Shape Dialog Box.
  • Comments list – Here, you need to select the comments that you want to batch change the shapes of comment boxes.

  • If you want to select multiple adjacent comments in the worksheet, you need to use the SHIFT key to select them all.

  • To select non-adjacent comments from the worksheet you need to hold down the CTRL Key.

  • Select shape box – You need to select the shape that you want to apply.

Change Comment Shape Dialog Box
Change Comment Shape Dialog Box

  • Next, click the Apply button.
  • Now, you will see that all the selected comment boxes are batch changed to the selected shape as shown in the below image.

Result
Result

Apply Different Shapes for Different Comment Boxes:

To apply different shapes for different comment boxes in Excel, follow the below steps.

  • In the below image, you can see the comments with the same shape. We are going to change the shape for every comment in the worksheet.

Example range
Example range

  • Go to the Kutools Tab, select the More option, then choose the Change Comment Shape option from the menu.

Select the Change Comment Shape option
Select the Change Comment Shape option

  • It will display the Change Comment Shape Dialog Box.
  • Comments list – ** To apply the different shapes, you need to **select the comment and choose the shape that you want to apply from the Select shape option. Repeat the same step to apply different shapes.

Change Comment Shape Dialog Box
Change Comment Shape Dialog Box

  • After that, you need to click the Close option to view the results.

Output
Output

This is how you can change the shape of the comments in the worksheet.

Closure:

In the above article, you can easily understand the steps to Change the Shape of the Comment Box in Excel Office 365 Using Kutools. ** Leave your **feedback in the comment section. Thanks for visiting Geek Excel. Keep Learning!

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