How to Remove Comments and Notes From Google Sheets

To remove a comment in Google Sheets, click the comment, click the More (three dots) button, and choose Delete. Click Resolve instead if you want to close it but keep a record. Notes are different: right-click the cell with the note, point to Note, and choose Delete note.

The comment steps come from Google’s Docs Editors Help page Use comments, action items, & emoji reactions.

How to Delete a Comment in Google Sheets

1. Open the spreadsheet and click the cell with the comment, or click Show all comments at the top right to see every comment.
2. On the comment you want to remove, click More (three dots).
3. Click Delete, then confirm.

Result: the comment is removed from the sheet. The same More menu has Edit if you only want to change the text.

How to Resolve a Comment Instead

1. Click the comment you want to close.
2. In the top corner of the comment, click Resolve.

Result: Google says the comment closes but stays in the file. To see it again, open the comments panel, and click Re-open to bring it back.

How to Reply to a Comment

1. On the sheet tab, click Add comment.
2. Click the comment you want to reply to.
3. Click Reply, type your reply, and click Reply to save.

Result: your reply is added to the comment thread. Google notes you need permission to edit or comment on the file.

How to Find Every Comment

• Click Show all comments at the top right, then Search all comments to look for a keyword or person.
• Google says you can filter by open or resolved comments, and in Sheets, by the current sheet.
• Point to the comment notification on a sheet tab, then click the cell location to jump to it.

Google Sheets comments have to be deleted one at a time.

How to Remove Notes

• One note: right-click the cell, point to Note, and select Delete note.
• Several notes: select the cells or columns, right-click, point to Note, and choose Delete notes. This removes only the notes in your selection.
• All notes on a sheet: press Ctrl + A (Command + A on a Mac) to select everything, then delete the notes.

Result: The note and its black corner triangle disappear. Google’s keyboard shortcuts list Shift + F2 for inserting or editing a note.

Notes vs. Comments

• Comments support replies, @mentions, resolving, and email notifications, according to Google. In presentations, you can stop Google Slides from suggesting contacts when you type a name in a comment. They show an orange or yellow corner.
• Notes are simple text boxes on a cell with no conversation. They show a black corner.

Troubleshooting

You can’t find the Delete option

You may only have view access. Google says you need permission to edit or comment on a file to reply to or close comments. If you need to point a collaborator to one note in a presentation, see how to create a link to a comment in Google Slides.

You’ve hit the comment limit

Google says to resolve comments that aren’t active, then use File > Make a copy with Copy comments and suggestions checked, and keep working in the copy.

FAQs

Is there a shortcut to add a comment?

Google’s Sheets shortcut list gives Ctrl + Alt + M to insert or edit a comment on the selected cell.

Can I hide comments without deleting them?

Yes. Google says to click View > Comments, then choose Hide comments to hide them and close the comments panel, or Minimize comments to shrink them to icons you can hover over.

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