Creating a message box

  1. Edit the cell (F5).
  2. Click Advanced in the Edit dialog.
  3. Choose From message box from the Type: drop-down list.
  4. In the Lines: field, enter the number of lines you want to display in the message.
  5. From the next drop-down list, select one of the following options:
    Option Example
    Text+Symbols
    Text
    Symbols
  6. As required, change the space between the lines in the Line distance: field. The smallest space is 1, the greatest space is 5.
  7. If necessary, change the space between the symbols or text in the Symbol distance: field. The smallest space is 1, the greatest space is 5.
  8. From the drop-down list, select where the note should start in the note cell:
    • Top left
    • Top middle
    • Top right
  9. Click OK.
    Note: You need to activate the message in order to use it. See Activating the message.