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    Comment box or memo or note.


    I would like to learn if and how I can add a note, or comment to a field in my form. I want to inform users what the purpose or the function is of any item on the form.If they move the mouse across the item the note should come up to inform the user what to do.

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    Two easy ways of doing this
    1. In design view, go to the property sheet, find the control tip text property and enter your comment.
    This will appear after a short delay when you place the mouse over the control

    OR

    2. Use a Mouse Move event and a hidden label. When the mouse is moved over the form, the label caption is set to your comment and the label is made visible.
    You will need code to clear them when you move the move away again. I do this by setting the label hidden again in the form Detail MouseMove event

    The same hidden label can be used with different captions for each control in the same way

    P.S. Suggest you ask mods to delete your duplicate post
    Last edited by isladogs; 01-09-2018 at 03:30 AM.
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