Word comments are as frustrating as they are useful. I’ve used this post several times to wrestle them to the ground!
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A lot of people find this blog when they’re trying to sort out specific problems with their comment boxes (comment boxes suddenly going tiny, or comment box text running in the wrong direction, changing the language in your comment balloons). Here are general instructions on customising your comment boxes (or balloons, as they are officially called) in Word.
Why would I want to customise my comment balloons?
To be honest, the main reason for doing this is if something goes wrong. But the standard, default text size and layout may not be suitable for your purposes, and you might want to change it to make it more readable for someone with limited vision, etc.
You might also have preferences about which margin your comment balloons appear in, and how big they are.
The principles we are going to learn about here also apply when you want…
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Thanks for sharing my post – I’m glad you’ve found it useful (I wrote the comment ones especially for myself after getting really frustrated with them!).
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thanks, its soo helpfull
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My long-overdue thanks for the feedback! Glad it helped!
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