Text box with help instruction

[sebastico]

Access 2003.
Hello Forum
I have a contnuos Form with two textboxes (txtbox1, txtbox2). When I click
txtbox1 I would like it to display an instruction next to the txtbox telling
for example: "Enter or write the City Name". If possible not a MsgBox.

How could I get that? Or can anyone point me in the direction of some
documentation that might help me.

Many thanks

 

[Jörn Bosse]

Am 07.06.2010 01:49, schrieb sebastico:

Access 2003.
Hello Forum
I have a contnuos Form with two textboxes (txtbox1, txtbox2). When I click
txtbox1 I would like it to display an instruction next to the txtbox telling
for example: "Enter or write the City Name". If possible not a MsgBox.

How could I get that? Or can anyone point me in the direction of some
documentation that might help me.

Many thanks

Hey,

you can add a controltiptext to yur textbox in the properties.
If you move your mouse on this control, this message will be displayed.

Regards
Jörn Bosse

 

[John W. Vinson]

you can add a controltiptext to yur textbox in the properties.
If you move your mouse on this control, this message will be displayed.

.... after a rather disconcerting two or three seconds delay.

 

[Jörn Bosse]

Am 07.06.2010 02:14, schrieb John W. Vinson:

... after a rather disconcerting two or three seconds delay.

Well an other opportunity could be the ToolTip class by Stephen Lebans:

http://www.lebans.com/tooltip.htm

 

[sebastico]

John

Excellent. Now my form provides an easy way to use.
Is there a way to increase the font size of the controltiptext?

 

[Jörn Bosse]

Hi,

actually it was my answer but who cares. It´s just important that you
got your answer
But there is no way to increase the font of the controltiptext. Sorry

Regards
Jörn


Am 07.06.2010 03:30, schrieb sebastico:

 

[sebastico]

Jörn
Very interesting and useful

Thank you very much indeed.