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# **Add or edit a note**

<dl><dt>**Windows**</dt>
<dd>`Shift+F2`</dd>
<dt>**Mac**</dt>
<dd>`Fn+Shift+F2`</dd>
</dl>

Shift+F2

Adds a note to the active cell, or opens its note for editing. A small red triangle in the corner of the cell shows that it has one. Threaded comments, the kind people reply to, use Ctrl+Shift+F2 in Microsoft 365. In Google Sheets, Shift+F2 inserts a note too.

## **More Edit shortcuts**

- [**Cancel the entry**`Esc`](https://practiceexcelonline.com/shortcuts/cancel-entry)
- [**Clear the cell contents**`Delete`](https://practiceexcelonline.com/shortcuts/clear-contents)
- [**Open the right-click menu**`Shift+F10`](https://practiceexcelonline.com/shortcuts/context-menu)
- [**Copy**`Ctrl+C`](https://practiceexcelonline.com/shortcuts/copy)
- [**Cut**`Ctrl+X`](https://practiceexcelonline.com/shortcuts/cut)
- [**Delete the selected rows or cells**`Ctrl+-`](https://practiceexcelonline.com/shortcuts/delete-row)
- [**Edit the active cell**`F2`](https://practiceexcelonline.com/shortcuts/edit-cell)
- [**Fill down**`Ctrl+D`](https://practiceexcelonline.com/shortcuts/fill-down)
- [**Fill right**`Ctrl+R`](https://practiceexcelonline.com/shortcuts/fill-right)
- [**Enter the same value in every selected cell**`Ctrl+Enter`](https://practiceexcelonline.com/shortcuts/fill-selection)
- [**Insert a chart on the sheet**`Alt+F1`](https://practiceexcelonline.com/shortcuts/insert-chart)
- [**Start a new line in a cell**`Alt+Enter`](https://practiceexcelonline.com/shortcuts/new-line-in-cell)
- [**Open a dropdown list**`Alt+Down`](https://practiceexcelonline.com/shortcuts/open-dropdown)
- [**Paste**`Ctrl+V`](https://practiceexcelonline.com/shortcuts/paste)
- [**Paste Special**`Ctrl+Alt+V`](https://practiceexcelonline.com/shortcuts/paste-special)
- [**Redo**`Ctrl+Y`](https://practiceexcelonline.com/shortcuts/redo)
- [**Repeat the last action**`F4`](https://practiceexcelonline.com/shortcuts/repeat-action)
- [**Check spelling**`F7`](https://practiceexcelonline.com/shortcuts/spell-check)
- [**Turn filters on or off**`Ctrl+Shift+L`](https://practiceexcelonline.com/shortcuts/toggle-filter)
- [**Undo**`Ctrl+Z`](https://practiceexcelonline.com/shortcuts/undo)

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