Can I change the font size in the ControlTip Text property?

[Guest]

Is there a way to change the text size and color of a ControlTip Text
property? I can't find anything on it. The same question applies to
Valadation Text. I know I can use Conditional Formatting in some instances
to achieve the same thing.

 

[Douglas J. Steele]

Not easily. AFAIK, both of those are set by the operating system, not
Access.

 

[fredg]

Is there a way to change the text size and color of a ControlTip Text
property? I can't find anything on it. The same question applies to
Valadation Text. I know I can use Conditional Formatting in some instances
to achieve the same thing.

Sure, but you're changing it throughout all Office programs, not just
Access.

Right-click on the Desktop window.
Select Properties + Appearance + Advanced.
Find the ToolTip in the Item drop-down control.
Set the Font and FontSize.
Click OK to save the changes.

 

[John Welch]

If you want to customize the control tip thing, you can create you own
pop-up form and then on the mousemove event of a control open that form and
pass it the controltip text of the control.
-John

 

[Stephen Lebans]

There is a sample of how to do just that on my site. But I would suggest
using the API based Tooltips class instead. It is much more flexible and
easier to use.
http://www.lebans.com/tooltip.htm
A97ToolTip.zip is a database containing a custom ToolTip class for use
in A97 or higher.

A2KToolTip.zip is a database containing both an API and Form based
ToolTip solutions. The Form based solution can be used for forms in
DataSheet view.

Enhanced features include:

Selectable delay times for Toolltip to first appear
Selectable delay times for Tooltip to dissappear
Selectable Text Color
Selectable Background Color
Selectable Margins
Specify Tooltip size
Add a title to the Tooltip in Bold
Selectable Icon for the Tooltip
ToolTips for Lines, Boxes, any rectangular area on your Form



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HTH
Stephen Lebans
http://www.lebans.com
Access Code, Tips and Tricks
Please respond only to the newsgroups so everyone can benefit.

 

[Guest]

Good idea! Thanks.

If you want to customize the control tip thing, you can create you own
pop-up form and then on the mousemove event of a control open that form and
pass it the controltip text of the control.
-John

 

[Guest]

Thanks - I'll try it!

There is a sample of how to do just that on my site. But I would suggest
using the API based Tooltips class instead. It is much more flexible and
easier to use.
http://www.lebans.com/tooltip.htm
A97ToolTip.zip is a database containing a custom ToolTip class for use
in A97 or higher.

A2KToolTip.zip is a database containing both an API and Form based
ToolTip solutions. The Form based solution can be used for forms in
DataSheet view.

Enhanced features include:

Selectable delay times for Toolltip to first appear
Selectable delay times for Tooltip to dissappear
Selectable Text Color
Selectable Background Color
Selectable Margins
Specify Tooltip size
Add a title to the Tooltip in Bold
Selectable Icon for the Tooltip
ToolTips for Lines, Boxes, any rectangular area on your Form



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HTH
Stephen Lebans
http://www.lebans.com
Access Code, Tips and Tricks
Please respond only to the newsgroups so everyone can benefit.

 

[Vance]

I have seen it change in MSAccess 2003 but I didn't know how I did it.

In MSAccess 2007, right-click on the textbox or checkbox to add the Tip in
design view; chose Properties, then the " Other" Tab on the Property Sheet;
on the ControlTip Text line, right-click and choose "ZOOM"; this will open
the ZOOM Window; there will be a button for "font." This will open a fairly
comprehensive font window.

Also, I learned I could click in the ControlTip Text that I typed and hold
the Ctrl key + Enter together and this would put a carriage return in my
text.

Hope this is helpful, Vance