Editing · original practice scenario
Open a cell menu to remove a legacy note
Put 42 in B2 and add a simple Note reading Check source. Do this only in a disposable workbook, not a collaborative comment thread.
Start here: A disposable cell with a simple legacy Note; grid focus, outside its editor
The publisher key table ends in D while its Windows prose says m; neither final letter is certified here. The Mac source describes arrow navigation. Modern discussion threads require their own reviewed deletion workflow.
Follow these instructions in your own desktop Excel workbook. This page explains the operation; it does not send commands to Excel.
Windows keys and context
This is an explicit context-menu alternative, not a certified one-sequence delete shortcut. Notes and threaded comments are not interchangeable.
Shift+F10
Publisher-documented binding. Native desktop execution has not been tested.
Desktop key table and operation notes; reviewed 2026-10-18. Exceljet publisher reference ↗
Walk through the operation
- Select B2 and use the listed chord to open its context menu.
- Inspect the menu and navigate to Delete Note using the arrow keys or pointer; do not rely on a fixed menu letter.
- Choose that explicit item, then check that the note is removed while B2 still contains 42.
Instruction 1 of 3: Select B2 and use the listed chord to open its context menu.
Expected result: The disposable note is removed by a verified menu choice; the shortcut itself only opens the menu.
Recall the keys
Which listed Windows combination or sequence starts this operation in the context above?
Related walkthroughs
- Abandon the current edit
- Select one character right while editing
- Select one character left while editing
- Insert complete worksheet rows
Catalog updated 2026-10-18. US keyboard notation: + joins held keys; commas separate successive presses. Function keys may require Fn. Desktop instructions are separate from this browser's own keyboard shortcuts.