I need to insert a picture into an excel cell comment box. Example of what I mean here.
Is there a way to do this with an existing python library?
I have looked at both openpyxl and xlsxwriter docs – it seems they just allow the creation of text comments.
Xlsx writer allows you to change the background color of a comment box, but it appears there is no solution for inserting a picture.
YOu can insert picture in spreadsheet using xlsxwriter. Check out this, it might help you to solve your issue.
Answer：
I wanted the same feature yet I couldn’t find it in any python library.
I ended up using Excels “Macro” feature, you can find it under the “Developer” tab
which you need to enable in File -> Options -> Customize Ribbon; it can be found on the right side amongst the Main Tabs.
After you select “Macro”, give it a name and hit create it should create the sub for
you where you can write this Visual Basic code:
Sub addPic()
'
' Macro3 Macro
'
Dim pic_file As String
Dim pic_resolution As Long
Dim pict As Object
If ActiveCell.Comment Is Nothing Then ActiveCell.AddComment
pic_file = Application.GetOpenFilename("GIF (*.GIF), *.GIF", Title:="Select chord picture: ")
Set pict = CreateObject("WIA.ImageFile")
pict.loadfile pic_file
pic_resolution = pict.VerticalResolution
With ActiveCell.Comment.Shape
.Fill.Visible = msoTrue
.Fill.UserPicture (pic_file)
.Height = pict.Height / pic_resolution * 96
.Width = pict.Width / pic_resolution * 96
End With
Set pict = Nothing
ActiveCell.Comment.Visible = False
End SubYou can change the .GIF extension and resolution to whatever you need.
Finally you should pick a keyboard shortcut which you can select
under Macro->(Select your macro)->Options
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