How change the default font for comments in Windows 7 + Excel 2010

Question

In Windows XP + Excel 2007 one could change the default font for comments in Excel with: right-click on desktop, properties, appearance, advanced, tooltip, enter size.

But I could not find this options sequence in Windows 7 + Excel 2010.

A similar looking dialog appears in Control Panel\Appearance and Personalization\Personalization: window color. But it has no 'advanced' button.

I already have a macro that works to change the font of all the existing comments in a worksheet.

But how does one change the default for all new comments?

Solution

Assuming the ToolTip trick still works in Windows 7 for Excel 2010, you can change the ToolTip font in Windows 7 by using the following method(s):

For Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, Ultimate, or Enterprise:

1. Right click on a empty space on the desktop and click on Personalize.
2. Click on the Window Color link at the bottom of the window.
3. Click on the Advanced appearance settings... link.
4. Select an Item that you want to change the font for.

For Windows 7 Starter or Home Basic:

1. Open the Control Panel (icons view), and click on the Display icon.
2. In the left blue pane, click on the Change color scheme link.
3. Click on the Advanced button.
4. From the drop down menu select TipTool and
5. Select an Item that you want to change the font for.

Comments

[Relaxed1]

Hi thanks. I'm on Windows 7 Enterprise. I get to point 2 but there is no "advanced settings" link. That's where I get stuck...

[Relaxed1]

Oops, feeling really stupid now. It works: step 3 is just absent now. From 'window color' you directly choose 'item' = tooltip. Thanks so much!