Microsoft KB Archive/232191

= ACC2000: ControlTip Text Not Displayed When You Hold Mouse Pointer Over Control =

Article ID: 232191

Article Last Modified on 6/24/2004

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Access 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q232191



Novice: Requires knowledge of the user interface on single-user computers.

This article applies to a Microsoft Access database (.mdb) and to a Microsoft Access project (.adp).



SYMPTOMS
When you place a control, such as a rectangle control, around another control, such as a text box control, the text set for the ControlTipText property of the text box is not displayed.



CAUSE
When you hold the mouse pointer over a control, Microsoft Access associates the pointer with the "forwardmost" or outermost control.



RESOLUTION

 * 1) Open the form in Design view.
 * 2) Click to select the "forwardmost" or outermost control so that it has the focus.
 * 3) On the Format menu, click Send To Back.



Steps to Reproduce Behavior:
CAUTION: If you follow the steps in this example, you modify the sample database Northwind.mdb. You may want to back up the Northwind.mdb file and follow these steps on a copy of the database.


 * 1) Open the sample database Northwind.mdb or the sample Microsoft Access project NorthwindCS.adp.
 * 2) Open the Customers form in Design view.
 * 3) Right-click the ContactName text box, and then click Properties on the shortcut menu.
 * 4) Set the ControlTipText property to Company Contact.
 * 5) On the View menu, click Form View.
 * 6) Hold the mouse pointer over the ContactName text box until the control tip text "Company Contact" appears.
 * 7) On the View menu, click Design View.
 * 8) Use the Rectangle control in the toolbox to place a rectangle around the ContactName text box.
 * 9) On the View menu, click Form View.
 * 10) Hold the mouse pointer over Contact Name text box again. Note that the control tip text no longer appears.

Additional query words: prb hover hovering controltip

Keywords: kbprb KB232191

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