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denise_955
Jun 10, 2021Copper Contributor
Message displays when selecting a cell
I downloaded the template for Personal Monthly Budget. They have a feature in there that I would like to be able to replicate in some of my own files. When I select cell A2 a message is displayed t...
- Jun 10, 2021
These are actually Data Validations. If you go to Data tab > Data Tools > Data Validation, it'll bring up a menu where you can input your own messages, clear them out of the cells, and option to display the message whenever the cell is selected.
DKoontz
Jun 10, 2021Iron Contributor
These aren't comments or notes, just data validation!
denise_955
Jun 14, 2021Copper Contributor
Thank you so much. You are right, this is a very clever use of the data validation. I can think of many great uses for this.