How Can I Format Color in Excel 2007 Comments?

SidBord

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I looked in HELP, but didn’t find much about EXCEL comments. In Excel 2003 I often used color to emphasize certain elements in the comments I’ve added to my worksheets.
<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:eek:ffice:eek:ffice" /><o:p></o:p>
To change the color of a word in a 2003 comment I would initiate comment editing, then wipe my cursor over the characters (words) in order to select the elements I wanted to color differently. Then I would click on the “font color” button to make the change. Nothing remarkable about that.
<o:p></o:p>
However, in EXCEL 2007 that procedure doesn’t work. When I initiate comment editing, the color buttons on the ribbon are “grayed out” so I can’t make the change. Anyone have a suggestion?
 

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Try editing the comment, then select the text then right click and select Format Comeent.
 
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