Give user rollover tips when hovering mouse

[hockey8837]

Hi,
I would like to set up something so that the user can hover their mouse over a column heading in a datasheet and a little text box or bubble can appear to describe what the contents of that text/combo box should contain.

I have many similar-sounding columns, such as "Owner Response" "Owner Approved Species" and "Owner Confirmed" that I'd like to let the user hover their mouse over each title if they forget what exactly goes in which.

Thanks!

 

[pbaldy]

Does the ControlTip Text property do what you want?

 

[hockey8837]

I thought that was what I needed, but maybe I'm just using it wrong. It doesn't seem to work for me on a datasheet, only on a text box on a form. I need it to also give the tip when the user hovers over the column header in the datasheet.

Any suggestions?

 

[gemma-the-husky]

it may not work with a datasheet. data sheets have less functionality than some other form types - or more accuartely they present differently

 

[boblarson]

So if it doesn't work on a datasheet view of a form (and I tested and it doesn't), you could use a Continuous form view and format it to look like a datasheet. I've done that before.