In Word 2003, when I hover the mouse pointer above a comment, a
temporary balloon should pop up revealing what the comment is. Or so
I seem to recall. I'm trying to get that functionality back, since I'm
trying to maximum document viewing space by deliberately turned off
review markups normally shown in the right margin, and I've turned off
the reviewing pane. Is there a switch buried deep in the bowels of the
menu system for getting back the temporary hover bubbles?

If you have balloons disabled and ScreenTips enabled (Tools | Options |
View), you should be seeing the popups (even if you have balloons enabled,
you should see popups in Normal view).

There is a bug in Word 2002 that causes footnote ScreenTips not to be
displayed; see "WD2002: Footnote ScreenTip May Not Be Displayed" at
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=318865. I don't know whether the same
would affect comments or not, but I think the bug was fixed in Word 2003, so
it shouldn't be an issue in any case.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Paul" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:94cd736e-cb3f-422b-9415-(E-Mail Removed)...
> In Word 2003, when I hover the mouse pointer above a comment, a
> temporary balloon should pop up revealing what the comment is. Or so
> I seem to recall. I'm trying to get that functionality back, since I'm
> trying to maximum document viewing space by deliberately turned off
> review markups normally shown in the right margin, and I've turned off
> the reviewing pane. Is there a switch buried deep in the bowels of the
> menu system for getting back the temporary hover bubbles?

If you're testing the same way I did, I can tell you why it doesn't work: If
you insert a comment without selecting any text, then you won't see a popup;
as long as you have at least one character selected, you will see a popup.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Stefan Blom" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Selecting "ScreenTips" on the View tab of Tools | Options should work--or
> so I thought. When I test it, it doesn't work... :-(
>
> --
> Stefan Blom
> Microsoft Word MVP
> (Message posted via news.eternal-september.org)
>
>
>
> "Paul" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:94cd736e-cb3f-422b-9415-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> In Word 2003, when I hover the mouse pointer above a comment, a
>> temporary balloon should pop up revealing what the comment is. Or so
>> I seem to recall. I'm trying to get that functionality back, since I'm
>> trying to maximum document viewing space by deliberately turned off
>> review markups normally shown in the right margin, and I've turned off
>> the reviewing pane. Is there a switch buried deep in the bowels of the
>> menu system for getting back the temporary hover bubbles?
>
>

Selecting "ScreenTips" on the View tab of Tools | Options should work--or so I
thought. When I test it, it doesn't work... :-(

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP
(Message posted via news.eternal-september.org)



"Paul" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:94cd736e-cb3f-422b-9415-(E-Mail Removed)...
> In Word 2003, when I hover the mouse pointer above a comment, a
> temporary balloon should pop up revealing what the comment is. Or so
> I seem to recall. I'm trying to get that functionality back, since I'm
> trying to maximum document viewing space by deliberately turned off
> review markups normally shown in the right margin, and I've turned off
> the reviewing pane. Is there a switch buried deep in the bowels of the
> menu system for getting back the temporary hover bubbles?

OK, it will work if you have added your comment to a selection (that is, if you
selected text first).

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP
(Message posted via news.eternal-september.org)



"Stefan Blom" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:hvgasu$dp5$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Selecting "ScreenTips" on the View tab of Tools | Options should work--or so I
> thought. When I test it, it doesn't work... :-(
>
> --
> Stefan Blom
> Microsoft Word MVP
> (Message posted via news.eternal-september.org)
>
>
>
> "Paul" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:94cd736e-cb3f-422b-9415-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> In Word 2003, when I hover the mouse pointer above a comment, a
>> temporary balloon should pop up revealing what the comment is. Or so
>> I seem to recall. I'm trying to get that functionality back, since I'm
>> trying to maximum document viewing space by deliberately turned off
>> review markups normally shown in the right margin, and I've turned off
>> the reviewing pane. Is there a switch buried deep in the bowels of the
>> menu system for getting back the temporary hover bubbles?
>
>

It works for me without selecting any text. Weird. Thanks!

On Jun 18, 1:47*pm, "Stefan Blom"
<StefanB...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> OK, it will work if you have added your comment to a selection (that is, if you
> selected text first).
>
> "Stefan Blom" <StefanB...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > Selecting "ScreenTips" on the View tab of Tools | Options should work--or so I
> > thought. When I test it, it doesn't work... *:-(
>
> > "Paul" <paul.domas...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> In Word 2003, when I hover the mouse pointer above a comment, a
> >> temporary balloon should pop up revealing what the comment is. *Or so
> >> I seem to recall. I'm trying to get that functionality back, since I'm
> >> trying to maximum document viewing space by deliberately turned off
> >> review markups normally shown in the right margin, and I've turned off
> >> the reviewing pane. Is there a switch buried deep in the bowels of the
> >> menu system for getting back the temporary hover bubbles?

That *is* weird. Anyway, I'm glad you got it sorted.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP
(Message posted via news.eternal-september.org)



"Paul" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:6621874e-405c-4f43-a0fe-(E-Mail Removed)...
It works for me without selecting any text. Weird. Thanks!

On Jun 18, 1:47 pm, "Stefan Blom"
<StefanB...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> OK, it will work if you have added your comment to a selection (that is, if
> you
> selected text first).
>
> "Stefan Blom" <StefanB...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > Selecting "ScreenTips" on the View tab of Tools | Options should work--or so
> > I
> > thought. When I test it, it doesn't work... :-(
>
> > "Paul" <paul.domas...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> In Word 2003, when I hover the mouse pointer above a comment, a
> >> temporary balloon should pop up revealing what the comment is. Or so
> >> I seem to recall. I'm trying to get that functionality back, since I'm
> >> trying to maximum document viewing space by deliberately turned off
> >> review markups normally shown in the right margin, and I've turned off
> >> the reviewing pane. Is there a switch buried deep in the bowels of the
> >> menu system for getting back the temporary hover bubbles?

Well, thank you for confirming this. I found it out on my own because I couldn't
see your post until just recently.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP
(Message posted via news.eternal-september.org)



"Suzanne S. Barnhill" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:hvgbt8$ht9$(E-Mail Removed)...
> If you're testing the same way I did, I can tell you why it doesn't work: If
> you insert a comment without selecting any text, then you won't see a popup;
> as long as you have at least one character selected, you will see a popup.
>
> --
> Suzanne S. Barnhill
> Microsoft MVP (Word)
> Words into Type
> Fairhope, Alabama USA
> http://word.mvps.org
>
> "Stefan Blom" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:hvgasu$dp5$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Selecting "ScreenTips" on the View tab of Tools | Options should work--or so
>> I thought. When I test it, it doesn't work... :-(
>>
>> --
>> Stefan Blom
>> Microsoft Word MVP
>> (Message posted via news.eternal-september.org)
>>
>>
>>
>> "Paul" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:94cd736e-cb3f-422b-9415-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> In Word 2003, when I hover the mouse pointer above a comment, a
>>> temporary balloon should pop up revealing what the comment is. Or so
>>> I seem to recall. I'm trying to get that functionality back, since I'm
>>> trying to maximum document viewing space by deliberately turned off
>>> review markups normally shown in the right margin, and I've turned off
>>> the reviewing pane. Is there a switch buried deep in the bowels of the
>>> menu system for getting back the temporary hover bubbles?
>>
>>
>

I think maybe at some point in the past I determined that the only place a
point insertion doesn't work is at the very beginning of a document. So if
you are testing in an empty document, you would get that result.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Stefan Blom" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:hvgbqs$hio$(E-Mail Removed)...
> That *is* weird. Anyway, I'm glad you got it sorted.
>
> --
> Stefan Blom
> Microsoft Word MVP
> (Message posted via news.eternal-september.org)
>
>
>
> "Paul" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:6621874e-405c-4f43-a0fe-(E-Mail Removed)...
> It works for me without selecting any text. Weird. Thanks!
>
> On Jun 18, 1:47 pm, "Stefan Blom"
> <StefanB...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>> OK, it will work if you have added your comment to a selection (that is,
>> if you
>> selected text first).
>>
>> "Stefan Blom" <StefanB...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>> > Selecting "ScreenTips" on the View tab of Tools | Options should
>> > work--or so I
>> > thought. When I test it, it doesn't work... :-(
>>
>> > "Paul" <paul.domas...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> In Word 2003, when I hover the mouse pointer above a comment, a
>> >> temporary balloon should pop up revealing what the comment is. Or so
>> >> I seem to recall. I'm trying to get that functionality back, since I'm
>> >> trying to maximum document viewing space by deliberately turned off
>> >> review markups normally shown in the right margin, and I've turned off
>> >> the reviewing pane. Is there a switch buried deep in the bowels of the
>> >> menu system for getting back the temporary hover bubbles?
>
>

That certainly explains things. :-)

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP
(Message posted via news.eternal-september.org)



"Suzanne S. Barnhill" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:hvge2p$rrr$(E-Mail Removed)...
>I think maybe at some point in the past I determined that the only place a
>point insertion doesn't work is at the very beginning of a document. So if you
>are testing in an empty document, you would get that result.
>
> --
> Suzanne S. Barnhill
> Microsoft MVP (Word)
> Words into Type
> Fairhope, Alabama USA
> http://word.mvps.org
>
> "Stefan Blom" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:hvgbqs$hio$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> That *is* weird. Anyway, I'm glad you got it sorted.
>>
>> --
>> Stefan Blom
>> Microsoft Word MVP
>> (Message posted via news.eternal-september.org)
>>
>>
>>
>> "Paul" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:6621874e-405c-4f43-a0fe-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> It works for me without selecting any text. Weird. Thanks!
>>
>> On Jun 18, 1:47 pm, "Stefan Blom"
>> <StefanB...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>> OK, it will work if you have added your comment to a selection (that is, if
>>> you
>>> selected text first).
>>>
>>> "Stefan Blom" <StefanB...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>> > Selecting "ScreenTips" on the View tab of Tools | Options should work--or
>>> > so I
>>> > thought. When I test it, it doesn't work... :-(
>>>
>>> > "Paul" <paul.domas...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >> In Word 2003, when I hover the mouse pointer above a comment, a
>>> >> temporary balloon should pop up revealing what the comment is. Or so
>>> >> I seem to recall. I'm trying to get that functionality back, since I'm
>>> >> trying to maximum document viewing space by deliberately turned off
>>> >> review markups normally shown in the right margin, and I've turned off
>>> >> the reviewing pane. Is there a switch buried deep in the bowels of the
>>> >> menu system for getting back the temporary hover bubbles?
>>
>>
>