Suppose you wish to create pop-up screen tips similar to the ones you see in Help files, where the cursor turns to a hand and, when the user clicks the link, a pop-up screen tip appears (as opposed to a link to another page). Ordinarily, just inserting a hyperlink would work. However, the cursor would then move to the target of the hyperlink. The instructions below make for a much cleaner user experience.
Let's say you wish to create a pop-up screen tip for the word "hyperlink" in the following sentence:
A hyperlink is useful when navigating in Word.
Follow these steps:
Figure 1. The Bookmark dialog box.
Figure 2. The Insert Hyperlink dialog box.
Figure 3. The Set Hyperlink ScreenTip dialog box.
When you're finished, you will have a hyperlink that essentially goes nowhere. When you hold the mouse over it, a yellow screen tip will pop up with your message. If the user activates the link (by holding down the Ctrl key and clicking on the link) it will change color, flash, and the cursor will go to the beginning of the bookmark.
WordTips is your source for cost-effective Microsoft Word training. (Microsoft Word is the most popular word processing software in the world.) This tip (10306) applies to Microsoft Word 2007, 2010, 2013, and 2016. You can find a version of this tip for the older menu interface of Word here: Helpful Pop-up Screen Tips.
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2016-09-07 08:54:43
Thomas Redd
This works well. Thanks!
2016-09-06 16:42:33
Linda Racine
This works well! Is there any way to increase the number of characters allowed in the "Screen Tips" box? I'd like to be able to add a paragraph of text and need more space!
2016-08-19 03:09:14
Squiddles
Is it possible to insert more than 256 characters in the screen tips?
2016-01-13 12:48:17
Chris Hyslop
Can you remove the part of the screen tips that says 'Click to follow the link' ?
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