Spread 8.0 Documentation
Spread Designer
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Glossary Item Box

Spread Designer


To display text tips

In the Spread Designer,

  1. From the Book menu, choose Text Tip or press the Text Tip button ( ) on the Book toolbar.
  2. On the Text Tip tab in the dialog box,
    1. Specify that you want to display text tips, whether you want text tips to display only when the control has the focus, and the location of the text tips by setting the Display drop-down list box to a selection other than Off, as described in the following table:

      If you want the text tip to display . . . Use this setting . . .
      Aligned to the top-left corner of the header or cell for which it appears at any time Fixed
      Aligned to the top-left corner of the header or cell for which it appears only when the control has the focus Fixed Focus Only
      Aligned to the pointer location at any time Floating
      Aligned to the pointer location only when the control has the focus Floating Focus Only

    2. If you want to change the delay interval before the control displays text tips, click the arrows or type a value in the Delay spin box.
    3. Choose the OK or Apply button.
  3. At run time, set the ShowTip parameter to TRUE in the TextTipFetch event to display text tips for cells where the text is completely displayed.
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