Formatting comments
![Examples of comments in Excel 2016 Examples of comments in Excel 2016](/images/tips/286_2016/1.png)
To format a comment, do the following:
1. Right-click the cell with comment and choose Edit Comment in the popup menu:
![Edit Comment in popup menu Excel 2016 Edit Comment in popup menu Excel 2016](/images/tips/286_2016/2.png)
2. Select the text in the comment.
3. On the Home tab, use the commands in the Font and the Alignment groups to make changes to the comment's appearance:
![Text editing groups in Excel 2016 Text editing groups in Excel 2016](/images/tips/286_2016/3.png)
4. For even more formatting options, right-click the comment's border and choose Format Comment... from the shortcut menu:
![Comment popup in Excel 2016 Comment popup in Excel 2016](/images/tips/286_2016/4.png)
5. In the Format Comment dialog box, change the comment appearance, including color, border, and margins:
![Format Comment in Excel 2016 Format Comment in Excel 2016](/images/tips/286_2016/5.png)
To display an image inside a comment, follow next steps:
1. Right-click the cell and choose Edit Comment in the popup menu.
2. Right-click the comment's border and choose Format Comment....
3. In the Format Comment dialog box, on the Colors and Lines tab, click the Color drop-down list and select Fill Effects:
![Comment color in Excel 2016 Comment color in Excel 2016](/images/tips/286_2016/6.png)
4. In the Fill Effects dialog box, click the Picture tab and then click the Select Picture button to specify a graphics file:
![Fill Effects in Excel 2016 Fill Effects in Excel 2016](/images/tips/286_2016/7.png)
See also Changing a comment shape.
See also this tip in French: Comment créer des commentaires avec un formatage différent.