[LindaC]

I have a locked template that is in tables. As a user scrolls over a drop
down field I want a tip added when there mouse goes over this field such as
"Select an expense from the following" . Is this possible? I inserted a
comment but didn't want anything that permanent as it takes away the overall
look. Tried searching on help in Word for adding a tip or instruction but
couldn't find anything. Thanks for any help given.

[Jay Freedman]

Word doesn't offer mouseover tooltips like that in form fields.

In Word 2003 and earlier, you can enter "status bar" help -- text (or
an AutoText entry) that appears on the status bar when the field is
selected; or you can supply help text that will be displayed in a
popup when the user presses F1 while the field is selected. Both of
these are entered by clicking the Add Help Text button in the field
properties dialog.

In Word 2007, although you can enter status bar help, it won't appear
because the status bar is locked into showing document data. The F1
help still works.

In text form fields, you can enter your instructions as the default
text. If you're using dropdown form fields, you could use the first
list item for the instructions.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so all may benefit.


On Thu, 29 Apr 2010 12:46:01 -0700, LindaC
wrote:

I have a locked template that is in tables. As a user scrolls over a drop
down field I want a tip added when there mouse goes over this field such as
"Select an expense from the following" . Is this possible? I inserted a
comment but didn't want anything that permanent as it takes away the overall
look. Tried searching on help in Word for adding a tip or instruction but
couldn't find anything. Thanks for any help given.

[Jay Freedman]

Word doesn't offer mouseover tooltips like that in form fields.

In Word 2003 and earlier, you can enter "status bar" help -- text (or
an AutoText entry) that appears on the status bar when the field is
selected; or you can supply help text that will be displayed in a
popup when the user presses F1 while the field is selected. Both of
these are entered by clicking the Add Help Text button in the field
properties dialog.

In Word 2007, although you can enter status bar help, it won't appear
because the status bar is locked into showing document data. The F1
help still works.

In text form fields, you can enter your instructions as the default
text. If you're using dropdown form fields, you could use the first
list item for the instructions.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so all may benefit.


On Thu, 29 Apr 2010 12:46:01 -0700, LindaC
wrote:

I have a locked template that is in tables. As a user scrolls over a drop
down field I want a tip added when there mouse goes over this field such as
"Select an expense from the following" . Is this possible? I inserted a
comment but didn't want anything that permanent as it takes away the overall
look. Tried searching on help in Word for adding a tip or instruction but
couldn't find anything. Thanks for any help given.

[Graham Mayor]

Word 2007 does show the help text in the status bar? If there is help text
associated with the field it replaces the document information on entry to
the field.

If creating a template you can draw attention to the status bar help by
using an autonew macro in the template eg

Sub AutoNew()
MsgBox "Please refer to the Word status bar for instructions"
End Sub


--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



"Jay Freedman" wrote in message
...
Word doesn't offer mouseover tooltips like that in form fields.

In Word 2003 and earlier, you can enter "status bar" help -- text (or
an AutoText entry) that appears on the status bar when the field is
selected; or you can supply help text that will be displayed in a
popup when the user presses F1 while the field is selected. Both of
these are entered by clicking the Add Help Text button in the field
properties dialog.

In Word 2007, although you can enter status bar help, it won't appear
because the status bar is locked into showing document data. The F1
help still works.

In text form fields, you can enter your instructions as the default
text. If you're using dropdown form fields, you could use the first
list item for the instructions.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so all may benefit.


On Thu, 29 Apr 2010 12:46:01 -0700, LindaC
wrote:

I have a locked template that is in tables. As a user scrolls over a drop
down field I want a tip added when there mouse goes over this field such
as
"Select an expense from the following" . Is this possible? I inserted a
comment but didn't want anything that permanent as it takes away the
overall
look. Tried searching on help in Word for adding a tip or instruction but
couldn't find anything. Thanks for any help given.

[Graham Mayor]

Word 2007 does show the help text in the status bar? If there is help text
associated with the field it replaces the document information on entry to
the field.

If creating a template you can draw attention to the status bar help by
using an autonew macro in the template eg

Sub AutoNew()
MsgBox "Please refer to the Word status bar for instructions"
End Sub


--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



"Jay Freedman" wrote in message
...
Word doesn't offer mouseover tooltips like that in form fields.

In Word 2003 and earlier, you can enter "status bar" help -- text (or
an AutoText entry) that appears on the status bar when the field is
selected; or you can supply help text that will be displayed in a
popup when the user presses F1 while the field is selected. Both of
these are entered by clicking the Add Help Text button in the field
properties dialog.

In Word 2007, although you can enter status bar help, it won't appear
because the status bar is locked into showing document data. The F1
help still works.

In text form fields, you can enter your instructions as the default
text. If you're using dropdown form fields, you could use the first
list item for the instructions.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so all may benefit.


On Thu, 29 Apr 2010 12:46:01 -0700, LindaC
wrote:

I have a locked template that is in tables. As a user scrolls over a drop
down field I want a tip added when there mouse goes over this field such
as
"Select an expense from the following" . Is this possible? I inserted a
comment but didn't want anything that permanent as it takes away the
overall
look. Tried searching on help in Word for adding a tip or instruction but
couldn't find anything. Thanks for any help given.

[Jay Freedman]

Thanks for the correction. I didn't see it when I tried before,
because I didn't "enter" the field from another field but just
protected the form. In Word 2003 that's enough to display the status
bar text.

On Fri, 30 Apr 2010 08:16:11 +0300, "Graham Mayor"
wrote:

Word 2007 does show the help text in the status bar? If there is help text
associated with the field it replaces the document information on entry to
the field.

If creating a template you can draw attention to the status bar help by
using an autonew macro in the template eg

Sub AutoNew()
MsgBox "Please refer to the Word status bar for instructions"
End Sub


--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



"Jay Freedman" wrote in message
.. .
Word doesn't offer mouseover tooltips like that in form fields.

In Word 2003 and earlier, you can enter "status bar" help -- text (or
an AutoText entry) that appears on the status bar when the field is
selected; or you can supply help text that will be displayed in a
popup when the user presses F1 while the field is selected. Both of
these are entered by clicking the Add Help Text button in the field
properties dialog.

In Word 2007, although you can enter status bar help, it won't appear
because the status bar is locked into showing document data. The F1
help still works.

In text form fields, you can enter your instructions as the default
text. If you're using dropdown form fields, you could use the first
list item for the instructions.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so all may benefit.


On Thu, 29 Apr 2010 12:46:01 -0700, LindaC
wrote:

I have a locked template that is in tables. As a user scrolls over a drop
down field I want a tip added when there mouse goes over this field such
as
"Select an expense from the following" . Is this possible? I inserted a
comment but didn't want anything that permanent as it takes away the
overall
look. Tried searching on help in Word for adding a tip or instruction but
couldn't find anything. Thanks for any help given.

[Jay Freedman]

Thanks for the correction. I didn't see it when I tried before,
because I didn't "enter" the field from another field but just
protected the form. In Word 2003 that's enough to display the status
bar text.

On Fri, 30 Apr 2010 08:16:11 +0300, "Graham Mayor"
wrote:

Word 2007 does show the help text in the status bar? If there is help text
associated with the field it replaces the document information on entry to
the field.

If creating a template you can draw attention to the status bar help by
using an autonew macro in the template eg

Sub AutoNew()
MsgBox "Please refer to the Word status bar for instructions"
End Sub


--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



"Jay Freedman" wrote in message
.. .
Word doesn't offer mouseover tooltips like that in form fields.

In Word 2003 and earlier, you can enter "status bar" help -- text (or
an AutoText entry) that appears on the status bar when the field is
selected; or you can supply help text that will be displayed in a
popup when the user presses F1 while the field is selected. Both of
these are entered by clicking the Add Help Text button in the field
properties dialog.

In Word 2007, although you can enter status bar help, it won't appear
because the status bar is locked into showing document data. The F1
help still works.

In text form fields, you can enter your instructions as the default
text. If you're using dropdown form fields, you could use the first
list item for the instructions.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so all may benefit.


On Thu, 29 Apr 2010 12:46:01 -0700, LindaC
wrote:

I have a locked template that is in tables. As a user scrolls over a drop
down field I want a tip added when there mouse goes over this field such
as
"Select an expense from the following" . Is this possible? I inserted a
comment but didn't want anything that permanent as it takes away the
overall
look. Tried searching on help in Word for adding a tip or instruction but
couldn't find anything. Thanks for any help given.