Within the Properties tab page is the Properties grid, which is used to customize the appearance and behavior of your ToolTips. Many of the changes that you make to the ToolTip properties will be displayed in the Preview pane.

The following table provides a list of properties that affect the appearance of a ToolTip:

Property	Description
BackColor	Sets background color of the ToolTip window.
BackgroundImage	Sets the background image displayed in the ToolTip window.
BackgroundImageLayout	Sets the background image layout to None (default), Tile, Center, Stretch, Zoom, or TileStretch.
Border	Sets whether the ToolTip window should display a solid border.
BorderColor	Sets the color of the ToolTip window border.
Font	Sets the default font used within the ToolTip.
ForeColor	Sets the foreground color of the ToolTip window.
Images	Gets a collection of images that may be shown in the ToolTips.
IsBalloon	Sets whether or not the ToolTip is shown in a balloon shape. If this is set to True, the ToolTip will resemble a dialogue bubble in a comic strip.
RoundedCorners	Sets whether or not the ToolTip window will have rounded corners.
Shadow	Sets whether or not the ToolTip window will display a dropshadow.
StripAmpersands	Sets whether ampersands in the text should be displayed or hidden.
UseFading	Sets whether a fade effect should be used when displaying a tooltip.

The following table provides a list of properties that affect the behavior of a ToolTip:

Property	Description
Active	Sets a value indicating whether or not the ToolTip is currently active.
AutomaticDelay	Sets the automatic delay for the rich ToolTip.
AutoPopDelay	Sets the period of time (in milliseconds) that the aToolTip will remain visible if the mouse pointer is stationary.
InitialDelay	Sets the time that passes before the ToolTip.
MaximumWidth	Sets the maximum width of the ToolTip.
ReshowDelay	Sets the length of time that must transpire before subsequent ToolTips appear as the mouse pointer moves from one control to another.
ShowAlways	Sets a value indicating whether a ToolTip window is displayed even when its parent control is not active.