.....in WORD?

[weeze2]

HI..a newbie question
I have a Word document with form elements and it is protected.
I have some help icons the user can click on and a msgbox gives the help text. (instead of regular yellow comment)
Instead of having the the user click on the icons/picture to get help,..is it possible to have (like in HTML) for example a mouseover event that displays the help text in a "text block" close by and then dissapear again on mouseout?
I know only of msgbox in VB to display a message and it is not that smooth.

 

[HobbitK]

Yes .. it is called a ToolTip .. Look that up in Words VBA Help. The basic syntax is
object.ControlTipText [= String]

HTH
Michael

 

[weeze2]

Thanks..but where can I use this code.

I tried putting it on for ex. an objects mouseup event but guess thats not where it should be used??

Its word 97 i am using.

 

[HobbitK]

Taken from MSDN ..
Page Object, CommandButton, MultiPage Controls, ControlTipText Property Example

The following example defines the ControlTipText property for three CommandButton controls and two Page objects in a MultiPage.

To use this example, copy this sample code to the Declarations portion of a form. Make sure that the form contains:

A MultiPage named MultiPage1.


Three CommandButton controls named CommandButton1 through CommandButton3.
Note For an individual Page of a MultiPage, ControlTipText becomes enabled when the MultiPage or a control on the current page of the MultiPage has the focus.

Private Sub UserForm_Initialize()
MultiPage1.Page1.ControlTipText = "Here in page 1"
MultiPage1.Page2.ControlTipText = "Now in page 2"

CommandButton1.ControlTipText = "And now here's"
CommandButton2.ControlTipText = "a tip from"
CommandButton3.ControlTipText = "your controls!"
End Sub
This works on a User form. Once controls are placed you can also set it as a property... no code needed.
HTH
Michael

 

[mbarron]

What about adding a hyperlink to the picture/icon that links back to the same location as the hyperlink and using the hyperlink's "Screen Tip" as your message box.

I did limited testing in Word 2000. Mike
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