Entry Tip

[Kundan]

Is it possible in Access 2013 to have an entry tip (like a tool tip) which will be displayed as soon as one enters a text field to enter data? The tip will inform what kind of data is required to be entered in the field.

 

[theDBguy]

Hi. You could try using the Format property of the Textbox to provide the info when the value is Null.

 

[The_Doc_Man]

What I did was I reserved a "FieldHelp" text box on my forms. (I had the screen space for it.) For each data-entry or data-selection control, the "GotFocus" routine did something like

[FieldHelp] = "Enter the part number in nnn-nnnnn format."
   {OR}
[FieldHelp] = "Select the correct size from the drop-down list."
   {OR}
[FieldHelp] = "Check this box to indicate that the shipment requires special handling such as a FRAGILE tag."

In the corresponding "LostFocus" event I erased the box.

 

[isladogs]

I do the same as the Doc but using a MouseMove event.
To clear the help message, I use an empty string in the MouseMove event for the form's Detail section

 

[Kundan]

Hi. You could try using the Format property of the Textbox to provide the info when the value is Null.

Thanks. GOD BLESS YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Kundan]

I blogged about something which might be of interest on my website here:-

Display a Message for the User - Nifty Access

Display a Message for the User There are many ingenious ways to offer help to your MS Access Application user. In a help table in a Text Box. There is a YouTube video by way of explanation here, and a downloadable example database. Display Message inside TextBox Display a Message for the User...

www.niftyaccess.com

Thanks. GOD BLESS YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Kundan]

I do the same as the Doc but using a MouseMove event.
To clear the help message, I use an empty string in the MouseMove event for the form's Detail section

Thanks. GOD BLESS YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Kundan]

What I did was I reserved a "FieldHelp" text box on my forms. (I had the screen space for it.) For each data-entry or data-selection control, the "GotFocus" routine did something like

[FieldHelp] = "Enter the part number in nnn-nnnnn format."
   {OR}
[FieldHelp] = "Select the correct size from the drop-down list."
   {OR}
[FieldHelp] = "Check this box to indicate that the shipment requires special handling such as a FRAGILE tag."

In the corresponding "LostFocus" event I erased the box.

Thanks. GOD BLESS YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Kundan]

I blogged about something which might be of interest on my website here:-

Display a Message for the User - Nifty Access

Display a Message for the User There are many ingenious ways to offer help to your MS Access Application user. In a help table in a Text Box. There is a YouTube video by way of explanation here, and a downloadable example database. Display Message inside TextBox Display a Message for the User...

www.niftyaccess.com

I am unable to locate the downloadable sample MS Access DB on the Access World Forum's website.

 

[apr pillai]

The Tip-Text for each text box can be saved in their Tag Property and display it in a Label Caption, in the footer/Header of the Form, on the GotFocus() Event:

Private Sub Units_GotFocus()
    Me.Label2.Caption = Units.Tag
End Sub

 

[Kundan]

The Tip-Text for each text box can be saved in their Tag Property and display it in a Label Caption, in the footer/Header of the Form, on the GotFocus() Event:

Private Sub Units_GotFocus()
    Me.Label2.Caption = Units.Tag
End Sub

Thanks. Good idea. GOD BLESS YOU!!!!!!!!!!!