Can I add a comment box to a field on a form?

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Sal

I have a form in MS Access 2002 and would like to add a comment in a
similar way that you can add a comment to a cell in MS Excel. This is
so that when the user hovers their mouse over the field or combo box
there is a text box that appears with guidance on what they should use
the field for. Is this possible and how would I do this?

Many thanks in advance
Sally
 
Sal,

1. Open the form in design view.
2. From the View menu, select Properties.
3. Select the Other tab.
4. On the form, select the control you want to add comment for.
4. In the Properties dialog, enter some text into the ControlTipText
property.

This will cause a control tip to be displayed when the user hovers the mouse
over the control.

Regards,
Graham R Seach
Microsoft Access MVP
Sydney, Australia
 
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