Text Method

Microsoft Excel Visual Basic

Converts a value to text in a specific number format.

expression.Text(Arg1, Arg2)

expression    Required. An expression that returns one of the above objects.

Arg1   Required Variant. A numeric value, a formula that evaluates to a numeric value, or a reference to a cell containing a numeric value.

Arg2   Required String. A number format in text form in the Category box on the Number tab in the Format Cells dialog box.

ShowText method as it applies to the Comment object.

Sets comment text.

expression.Text(Text, Start, Overwrite)

expression    Required. An expression that returns one of the above objects.

Text   Optional Variant. The text to be added.

Start   Optional Variant. The character number where the added text will be placed. If this argument is omitted, any existing text in the comment is deleted.

Overwrite   Optional Variant. True to overwrite the existing text. The default value is False (text is inserted).

Example

This example adds a comment to cell E5 on sheet one.

With Worksheets(1).Range("e5").AddComment
    .Visible = False
    .Text "reviewed on " & Date
End With