Help Tip
A help tip provides short but useful information about
actions
represented by
buttons
,
menus items
and other user interface elements.
Help tips become visible when hovering
the mouse cursor over a UI element
for a short moment. A small yellow box appears containing a description
regarding the action available through this element.
Help tips are sometimes called tool tips.
You can also activate extended help tips for a more detailed description of the action you are hovering over.
Using Help Tips
The following screencasts demonstrate how to use help tips:
- How to display the help tip for a toolbar button.
- How to activate extended help tips.
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