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Steve1330
Brass Contributor
Apr 17, 2022
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Hovering Over Notes No Longer Working

Sometime over the past week or so, none of my Excel 365 Notes will display when I hover my mouse over a cell with a Note.  This issue occurs in every workbook I open or create.  My guess is that it's...
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  • SergeiBaklan's avatar
    SergeiBaklan
    Apr 18, 2022

    Steve1330 

    You are right, it doesn't work on

    Works with comments.

    I sent a frown, that will be great if you do the same.

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Steve1330
Brass Contributor
Apr 29, 2022
Notes are working again! I just installed the latest Insider update available when I checked my Excel Account drop-down, and after it completed, all my previously inserted Notes are appearing on Mouse hover again. Thank you MS.
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PhilMac64
Copper Contributor
Jul 27, 2022

Steve1330 FYI this problem still persists on my Macbook. MocOS and Excel 365 are up-to-date. Indeed an annoying little bug.

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    Steve1330
    Brass Contributor
    Jul 27, 2022
    Phil, I use a PC, and everything has been fine since my 4/29/22 note above. I suggest you do what I was advised to do, and send weekly notes via the feedback option in Excel, highlighting the fact you use Excel on a Mac and not a PC.
    • NemanSyedOfficial's avatar
      NemanSyedOfficial
      Copper Contributor
      Feb 13, 2023

      Mine worked through most of 2022, but sometime late 2022/early 2023, I was hit by this exact issue. I'm not on any Insider programs/builds and have confirmed the install is up-to-date as of the writing of this note. 😞

      Hover-triggered display still works properly for the new threaded comments. The problem is still only with the used-to-be-called-comments-now-called-notes.

       

      Workaround to display note: If the selected cell has a note, SHIFT-F2 opens it for editing. Press ESC 2x to close. (If the selected cell has no note, it creates one in edit mode.)

       

      Feedback sent, fingers (figuratively) crossed!

      • Venegas17's avatar
        Venegas17
        Copper Contributor
        Apr 19, 2023

        Thank you for the workaround, while trying it I accidentally found another one (that might shed some light onto whats wrong to the developers, maybe?):

        While hovering over the cell that has a note, pressing Shift twice (or a long press) is making the the note appear. If I then press Shift again while hovering on top of another cell, the note disappears. and it also disappears if I scroll up or down,

        Hopefully this will get fixed soon, in the meantime, maybe other people will find this useful.

        My Excel version is: Microsoft® Excel® for Microsoft 365 MSO (Version 2303 Build 16.0.16227.20202) 64-bit

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