Can I change the appearance of the little messages that pop up when I put my mouse pointer on certain buttons (such as the close and minimize buttons) or icons on the quick launch bar. If so, what do I do? Thanks.

Right-click any empty portion of Desktop>>Properties>>
Appearance>>Item: Tool Tips


"mdb" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Can I change the appearance of the little messages that pop up when I put
my mouse pointer on certain buttons (such as the close and minimize buttons)
or icons on the quick launch bar. If so, what do I do? Thanks.

Vance: Thank you very much. My 88 year old mother had what she described as a "tail" following around her mouse pointer. I figured out that it was a background problem but I didn't know the little messages were called tool tips. She now thinks that I'm a genius. I appreciate your help

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