How to auto-size comment box to fit its content in Excel?

When you insert comments to cells, the size of the comment box is the default. If you enter a lot of contents into it, some of the content will not be visible directly. Is it possible to fit the size of the comment box to its content automatically?

Auto-size comment box to fit its content in a worksheet
Auto-size comment box to fit its content in a range of cells
Easily auto-size comment box to fit its content in active sheet or all sheet with an amazing tool

Auto-size comment box to fit its content in a worksheet

In Excel, you can drag the comment box to your need size manually one by one, but if there are numerous comment boxes need to be resized, this way will be tedious and time-consuming. In this case, you can apply the following VBA code.

1. Hold down the ALT + F11 keys, and it opens the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.

2. Click Insert > Module, and paste the following macro in the Module window.

VBA code: Auto-size comment boxes in a worksheet

Sub FitComments()
'Updateby20140325
Dim xComment As Comment
For Each xComment In Application.ActiveSheet.Comments
    xComment.Shape.TextFrame.AutoSize = True
Next
End Sub

3. Then press F5 key to run this code, and all of the comment boxes in the active worksheet have been resized to fit their contents as following screenshot shown:

Tip: This code only work in the current worksheet, and it cannot automatically resize the new comment boxes you add.

Auto-size comment box to fit its content in a range of cells

If you just need to auto-size a range of cell comment boxes, you can use the following VBA code.

1. Hold down the ALT + F11 keys, and it opens the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.

2. Click Insert > Module, and paste the following macro in the Module window.

VBA code: Auto-size comment boxes in a range of cells

Sub Fitrangecomments()
'Updateby20140325
Dim rng As Range
Dim WorkRng As Range
xTitleId = "KutoolsforExcel"
Set WorkRng = Application.Selection
Set WorkRng = Application.InputBox("Range", xTitleId, WorkRng.Address, Type:=8)
For Each rng In WorkRng
    If Not rng.Comment Is Nothing Then
        rng.Comment.Shape.TextFrame.AutoSize = True
    End If
Next
End Sub

3. Then press F5 key to execute this code, and a prompt box will appear to remind you selecting a range of cells that you want to resize the comment boxes, see screenshot:

4. And then click OK, your selected cell comment boxes have been auto-fitted to the comment contents.

Tip: This code cannot automatically resize the new comment boxes you add.

Auto-size comment box to fit its content in active sheet or all sheet 

You can try the AutoFit Comment utility of Kutools for Excel to automatically resize all comment boxes in active sheet or all sheets in Excel. Please do as follows.

1. For auto resizing comment boxes to fit their content in active sheet, please click Kutools > More > AutoFit Comment > Active sheet.

And if you want to auto resize all comment boxes in the whole workbook, please click Kutools > More > AutoFit Comment > All sheets. See screenshot:

Then all comment boxes are automatically resized to fit their content. See screenshot:

Notes:

• 1. After auto resizing the comment boxes, when editing the comment again, the comment box will automatically expand or shrink with the content.
• 2. For the new comments you inserted, you need to enable this AutoFit comment utility again to resize all new inserted comment boxes.

Easily auto-size comment box to fit its content

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