On Tue, 5 Aug 2008 13:49:03 -0700, Jill wrote:
In Word 2003, is it possible to add description boxes - whereas you put your
cursor over the title of something in a document and a description or
definition pops up? (Similar to the way you can add "comments" in Excel.)
Insert a field with a field code like this:
{ AutoTextList "display text" \s NoStyle \t "Put the definition here" }
The display text is what appears in the document body (the quote marks are
necessary in the field code, but won't appear in the document body).
The switch \s NoStyle makes the field do nothing (normally it would display a
dropdown with a list of AutoText entries).
The \t switch defines the text that appears when you hover the mouse over the
field. It can display up to 255 characters.
It works in Word 2003 and 2007. It works if the field is in a header/footer, and
it still works in the protected text of a protected form (but not in the
header/footer of a protected form).
The field can be built from scratch (press Ctrl+F9 to insert the field markers)
or it can be created from the Insert Field (or Insert Quick Parts Field in
Word 2007) dialog. If you use the dialog, the display text goes in the New Value
box; the NoStyle switch goes in the Context box; and the help text goes in the
Tooltip box (I wish that was bigger! You can type out the text elsewhere, copy
it, and paste it into the box with Ctrl+V).
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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ:
http://word.mvps.org
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