Apologies but this is driving me crazy
I just want to unwrap the text in this cell so that it is on one line.
How is this done in Google Docs? I don't see the button for it
Google-docs – How to wrap/unwrap text in a table in Google Docs
google docs
Related Solutions
I don't think there is a way to turn off the highlighting and still leave the comments as shown in your example pic. However, there are a few alternatives that may work for you. First is that you can mark comments as resolved. This will remove the highlighting, but will also hide the comment. You can show the resolved comments along with all other comments and any discussion history from them by clicking the Comments button in the upper-right part of the screen.
This Comments button also provides another possibility, which is that you can leave comments without highlighting text. At the top of the Comments pane is the option to create a new comment. This comment will appear without an associated text, so it will not highlight anything on the page. The downfall again is that it does not appear on the side as shown in your example, but instead it is limited to displaying only when the comments pane is visible (i.e., you pressed the Comments button).
Short answer
Use a single cell table and set the cell background to gray.
Instructions
- Place the insertion cursor in the location of your document
- Click on Table > Insert Table > 1 x 1
- Click on Table > Table properties
- Set the line size to 0
- Set the background color of the cell
- Click on the OK button.
- Add the text to the table
Best Answer
To do this, just stretch the cell right to fit by hovering your mouse over the cell border on the right, then left click and drag the cell to the right. If the line doesn't unwrap, backspace at the beginning of each lower line until it pops to the top line.