How do I set the tool tip font in Office 2007?

[Guest]

It is important to me to be able to read a specialist font in the tool tips.
This used to be available through right clicking on the desktop,
properties/Appearance/Advanced and set the tool tip in the dialogue.

It appears that Word 2007 is overiding these settings with its own
preferences. This makes it impossible to read the tool tips. How can I set my
own prefrences?

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

It shouldn't be overriding the font size setting--only color and typeface.
Here, I find that the system ToolTip setting does control the size of the
tooltip font in Word 2007--but, color and typeface are ignored. Also... this
in only for tooltips in the text area, such as footnotes and comments. When
you hover the mouse over the ribbon or qat, the ToolTip font settings are
completely ignored.

 

[Guest]

Dear Herb,

Thanks for taking the time to reply, it's the typeface I am concerned about,
not so much the size. Is there any way to override the settings, because as
it id it makes it impossible for me to read my own footnotes without opening
the pane at the bottom of the screen, which cuts down the workspace?

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

My experiments didn't reveal a way to change the typeface... only the size.
The default is something like 9 points, which is pretty tiny. Set to 12, I
personally find the tooltips pretty readable. You might give a size boost a
try before giving up. But, what's readable to me might not be readable for
you.

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