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Popup text on mouse over text field

How can I set popup text for mouse over text field?

I want some type of small popup text to display when the mouse lingers over a text field.

Clif

Set the ToolTip property to the text you want to display.

Axter

ASKER

Exactly where is the ToolTip option?

What main listing?

Axter

ASKER

Under properties listing, there is no ToolTip property.

Clif

First of all, what exactly do you mean by "Text Field"?

Almost all controls have a ToolTip property.

Axter

ASKER

>>First of all, what exactly do you mean by "Text Field"?
An Edit field, which a user can add/modify text in.

>>Almost all controls have a ToolTip property.

That's what I thought to, but there is no ToolTip option.

Clif

You mean a TextBox?

What control are you referring to?

Axter

ASKER

>>You mean a TextBox?

Yes, a TextBox.

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Axter

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The last time I did VB was in the 90's, and I could have sworn there was an option right from the properties menu for ToolTip.
Did they take that out with VB.Net?

I know for sure there is one for do VB on MS-Access.

Clif

Apparently they did. I just brought up VB6 and ToolTipText is definitely in the property list.

Did you get the tooltip component to work as I described in my previous post?

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Axter

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>>It will say "Tooltip On Tooltip1" (or whatever you named your tooltip).

That works great, and that's what I was looking for.
Thanks

Axter

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Clif,
Thanks for your help.
Your method also works, but I rather use a method that is closer to the one I'm more familiar with.
I split the points evenly.

Thank you both for your help.