In the Field options section, place a checkmark in the box to the left of Tooltip. In the New value: box enter the word or words that will be the visual text seen in the document.

This will open the Field properties section. Select AutoTextList from the list in the Field names: box.Ĥ. Make sure (All) is selected in the Categories: box. This will open the Field window where the custom tool tip is created.ģ. Once you locate the Explore Quick Parts icon, click the down arrow to the right of the icon and select Field. Locate the Explore Quick Parts icon in the Text group by hovering the mouse pointers over the icons in the Text group until the tool tip identifies it. With the cursor at the place you want the visual text, click the Insert tab of the Ribbon. The visual text can be one word, more than one word, in the middle of a sentence, or stand alone.Ģ. When the mouse pointer hovers over this visual text, the pop up message will appear. The visual text will be the text that is seen in the document. Select in the document where you want the visual text to be placed. If off, go to File > Options > Display and make sure Show document tooltips on hover is checked to turn this function on.ġ. If a tool tip text box doesn’t open when you hover for at least a count of 5 on a control icon in the Ribbon, this function must be turned off. Usually it is on by default, but you can easily test to see if it is on by hovering the mouse pointer over an icon in the Ribbon at the top of an open document. In order to create and use custom tool tips, that function must be turned on. These instructions were written with Word 2019. Notice: This works on all versions of Word since 2010 with slight changes in exact location of the controls. The following will explain how to create these custom tool tips and examples of using them. The reader will only see the pop up message when the mouse hovers over the trigger text, thus the message is hidden until the reader desires further information by hovering the mouse pointer. Word allows the user to create their own Tool Tips, but these custom Tool Tips don’t have to be about tools and can be placed anywhere in the document. Microsoft Word© calls these Tool Tips as most users use this function to identify icons in the ribbon. A Screen Tip is a text box that opens with a message when the mouse pointer hovers over the icon or text.

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