There’s added functionality for the threaded comments if your workbook is saved in OneDrive or SharePoint and multiple people are editing the workbook at the same time. This panel will display all conversations for all commented cells. Alternatively, the Show Comments icon in the Review tab of the ribbon will open a Comments panel on the right side of the Excel window. You can choose to show the comments in a pop-up window next to the purple comment indicator. The old legacy notes will continue to have a red triangle indicator.Īnother great improvement with the threaded comments is how they can be displayed. It’s almost like they were trying to draw a thought bubble. With this new system, comments have a purple indicator that looks like a rectangle with a small triangle cut out of the lower-right corner. Note the purple comment indicator in the top-right corner of the cell. The reply also will include that user’s name and the date and time it was made. Anyone who sees that comment will then know who left it and will have an opportunity to add a reply. When you insert a comment, it will capture your name as well as the date and time. It’s a far richer experience than the old comment system in most cases. For Excel, the new threaded comments debut in Office 365 Build 1810.
Threaded comments have been in Microsoft Word for a while and work great.
