XL2000: Sounds Not Converted with Cell Notes

When you display a cell comment, the following message may appear at the top of the comment:

This behavior may occur when the all of following conditions are true:

• You create a workbook in Microsoft Excel 5.0 or 7.0.
  
  -and-
• You insert a cell note.
  
  -and-
• You import a sound into the cell note.
  
  -and-
• You open the workbook in Microsoft Excel 2000.

Microsoft Excel 2000 converts cell notes into cell comments when you open a workbook that was created in an earlier version. However, sound notes are not supported in Microsoft Excel 2000, and the message is displayed.

When the "[Sound not converted]" message appears, you can leave the message in the comment, edit the message text, or delete the comment.

To edit a cell comment, use either of the following methods.

Method 1: Edit the Cell Comment Manually

To edit the cell comment manually, follow these steps:

1. Select the cell that contains the cell comment.
2. On the Insert menu, click Edit Comment.
3. Edit the comment.
4. Click any cell on the worksheet to stop editing the comment.

NOTE: If you want to clear the comment from a cell, select the cell that contains the comment, point to Clear on the Edit menu, and click Comments.

Method 2: Use Visual Basic Macro to Remove the Message

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1. Type the following macro code into a Visual Basic module:

   Sub Clear_Comment_Message()
      On Error Resume Next
      For Each x In Selection
         cell_comment = ""
         cell_comment = x.Comment.Text
         If cell_comment <> "" Then
            If InStr(cell_comment, "[Sound not converted]") Then
               cell_comment = Right(cell_comment, Len(cell_comment) _
                  - 22)
               x.Comment.Text cell_comment
            End If
         End If
      Next x
   End Sub
   					

2. Select the range of cells on the worksheet that contains the comments you want to change.
3. Run the Clear_Comment_Message macro.

For more information about cell comments, click Microsoft Excel Help on the Help menu, type cell comments in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topics returned.