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It would appear that the only type of tooltips that CANNOT be turned off, are those on the ribbon.<br />
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<a href="http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/mac/forum/macoffice2011-macexcel/how-to-disable-tooltips/cd08c858-c10f-49fc-8ff3-cdde35b34ae5" rel="ugc nofollow">http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/mac/forum/macoffice2011-macexcel/how-to-disable-tooltips/cd08c858-c10f-49fc-8ff3-cdde35b34ae5</a>
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It would appear that the only type of tooltips that CANNOT be turned off, are those on the ribbon.

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/mac/forum/macoffice2011-macexcel/how-to-disable-tooltips/cd08c858-c10f-49fc-8ff3-cdde35b34ae5 [http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/mac/forum/macoffice2011-macexcel/how-to-disable-tooltips/cd08c858-c10f-49fc-8ff3-cdde35b34ae5]

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Does anyone know how to switch off tooltips in Excel? Although they can be helpful when highlighting data it can obstruct rows below:-<br />
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I've read a few forums which suggest that you can setup a hyperlink or comment to null which switches it off, however doesnt seem to work.<br />
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Any suggestions?<br />
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Thank you
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Does anyone know how to switch off tooltips in Excel? Although they can be helpful when highlighting data it can obstruct rows below:-


I've read a few forums which suggest that you can setup a hyperlink or comment to null which switches it off, however doesnt seem to work.

Any suggestions?

Thank you

Switch off tooltips in Excel

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