• Jan 29, 2026

Capturing Formulas in Excel

Unfortunately, it is easy to delete a formula. Of course, there is always Undo but if the file has been closed getting the formula back is difficult unless…..

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One technique to “save” the formula is to copy cell formulas to a cell Note or Comment.

Here is an automated way to do it.

Macro solution

The macro below works with the current range selection. It saves each cell’s formula to a cell comment(note). It won’t overwrite any existing notes. If no note exists it creates a new note. The formula is appended to the bottom of any existing notes.

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