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How to insert a picture inside Excel Cell Comment box

 

Sometimes you may want to insert a picture inside an Excel Cell's Comment box. It is possible to insert an image inside an Excel Cell's Comment box. Follow these steps to insert a picture inside Excel Cell comment box.

Step 1 - Right-click the Cell which has the comment box you want to insert a picture and select "Edit Comment" from the context menu, as shown in below image.

 Right-click Cell to insert picture in Comment box

Step 2 - Right-click on the border of the Comment box and select "Format Comment" from the context menu, as shown in below image.

 Right-click on border of Comment and select Format Comment

Step 3 - "Format Comment" dialog box is opened as shown in below image. In "Format Comment" dialog box, select "Colors and Lines" Tab by clicking on it.

 Excel Cell Format Comment dialog box

Step 4 - In "Colors and Lines" Tab, click "Color" drop-down menu. Click "Fill Effects" button to open "Fill Effects" dialog box, as shown in below image.

 Format Comment dialog box Colors and lines Fill Effects

 

Step 5 - In "Fill Effects" dialog box, select "Picture" Tab by clicking on it. Click "Select Picture" button to select a picture for Excel Cell Comment box, as shown in below image.

 Fill Effects Picture

 

Step 6 - In "Insert Pictures" dialog box, click "From a file" to select a saved picture from a local hard disk, as shown in below image.

 Insert Pictures dialog box

Step 7 - Select Picture dialog box is opened as shown in below image. Browse to the folder where you had saved the picture for Excel Cell Comment box and click "Insert".

 Select Picture dialog box

Step 8 - Preview the picture in "Fill Effects" dialog box and click "OK" button, as shown in below image. Click "OK" button in "Format Comment" dialog box.

 Preview Picture comment box

Step 9 - You can see that selected picture is inserted to Excel Cell Comment box, as shown in below image.

 Picture inserted in Excel Cell Comment box

 

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