Insert Comment option is missing from right-click menu

Anonymous
2019-03-09T21:28:27+00:00

I am using Excel 2016 on Windows 10. Today, the "Insert comment" option disappeared from the right-click pop-up context menu. When I right-click on a cell with no comment, there is no option to add one. If I right-click on a cell with a comment, I can edit or delete the comment. On the Insert tab of the ribbon, the Comments section is grayed out. This problem is affecting all spreadsheets that I have tried.

I googled the problem and tried every solution offered but none of them worked. How can I add comments to cells again?

Thank you

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  1. Anonymous
    2019-06-18T16:00:59+00:00

    My insert comment option is missing

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  2. Anonymous
    2019-06-18T17:35:15+00:00

    For me it worked after entering insider program and updating.

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  3. Anonymous
    2019-06-19T08:32:04+00:00

    Thanks a lot for this hint!

    Navigated to account  information and clicked on "Update options" to check for / install new updates.

    After updating I got my "insert comment" entry in the context menu back *yay*

    Cheers

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  4. Anonymous
    2019-07-11T09:15:45+00:00

    Like X-Cite I updated Windows and then comments was available again from right - clicking within Excel.

    I then did  a further update of Windows to the current version 1903 (OS build 18261.239) and again lost the ability to right click to make or edit comments!! It seems that the bug fix on the previous version hasn't been included in version 1903. I am running Excel 2019 Home and Office. It looks like I'll have to revert to the workaround of using Shift F2 to insert comments. I hope Microsoft can fix this soon.

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  5. Anonymous
    2019-07-28T09:50:12+00:00

    As of today, and after an Office update forced on me in the middle of the night, I am having this same problem, no Insert Comment option in the right click context menu.  The F2 workaround works only by pressing Fn + Shift + F2. This is a pain since I use Comments A LOT!  I also notice that my context menu for Explorer has lost functions...Move to,  Copy To, etc.  , are GONE.  What is going on??  These things have to be fixed!

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