Showing Control Tip text (1 Viewer)

[Talismanic]

I must be missing something simple here becuase I can not figure out how to show control tips on command buttons without setting focus to them.

I am thinking that I need to use the Mouse Move Event but unless there is a way to set it for the entire form I would need to set it at each command button to show the tip.

What am I missing?

 

[mrabrams]

If you are asking what I think you are asking, there is a Control property called ControlTip Text. Enter your text there. When the mouse moves over that particular control, the text will appear.

Eh?

Michael Abrams

[This message has been edited by mrabrams (edited 04-27-2001).]

 

[Rich]

On the format property for the controls bring to front or visa versa I can't remember which.
HTH

 

[Susilowati]

Most probably that you also have rectangles or lines in your form??
if so, click on the rectangles and lines, and right click on each of them, and select Format, Send to Back.

Good luck

 

[belton]

I have successfully implemented control tip text, but it shows as one (1) LONG line accross the screen. Is there anyway to format it better?

 

[Atomic Shrimp]

Belton:
Yes, there is a way to get them on multiple lines:
Type the text with the line breaks as you want them into Notepad, then copy and paste the text into the Control Tip Text property.
Just tried it and it works fine.

Mike

 

[apapac]

Thanks for the tip!

Indeed it works fine. Just tested it with Access 2016 / Windows 10.

It sounds stupid, but the only way to have control tips with multiple lines is to edit the text (including line breaks) in Notepad, copy and paste the multiline text to the properties of the field!

I have been looking around at much more recent postings, where people are suggesting clumsy workarounds and this 15 years old tip is the one that works!

 

[pdanes]

A bit late, but for the archives...

Just press ctrl/Enter instead of Enter, and you can enter multiple lines in the ControlTip box.