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  • Earl Anderson
    #1

    Switchboard Screen Tip

    In Acc2003, I have a situation in which I have a main switchboard and upon
    pressing one of its buttons , takes the user to another sub hierarchical
    switchboard. Pressing one of these buttons could take the user to another
    switchboard or to forms within the topical heading of the switchboard.

    What I would like to see is a "Screen Tip" type feature in which when the
    mouse cursor is 'rested' upon a particular Switchboard button, the 'top
    tier' button topics under that particular button are shown in "Screen Tip"
    mode (and so on and so on and so on...)

    Has anyone tried this successfully? Any assistance in the methodology to
    accomplish this is greatly appreciated.

    Earl Anderson



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    • Wayne Gillespie
      #2
      Re: Switchboard Screen Tip

      On Tue, 3 Jun 2008 21:18:50 -0400, "Earl Anderson" <isobadd@optonl ine.net>
      wrote:
      >In Acc2003, I have a situation in which I have a main switchboard and upon
      >pressing one of its buttons , takes the user to another sub hierarchical
      >switchboard. Pressing one of these buttons could take the user to another
      >switchboard or to forms within the topical heading of the switchboard.
      >
      >What I would like to see is a "Screen Tip" type feature in which when the
      >mouse cursor is 'rested' upon a particular Switchboard button, the 'top
      >tier' button topics under that particular button are shown in "Screen Tip"
      >mode (and so on and so on and so on...)
      >
      >Has anyone tried this successfully? Any assistance in the methodology to
      >accomplish this is greatly appreciated.
      >
      >Earl Anderson
      >
      >
      Controls have a property called ControlTip Text. Whatever is entered in this
      property will display as a "Screen Tip" when the mouse is held over the control.

      In the properties sheet set the ControlTip Text for each command button to
      whatever information you want to display.

      Job done.

      Wayne Gillespie
      Gosford NSW Australia

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        • Earl Anderson
          #3
          Re: Switchboard Screen Tip

          Thanks for responding Wayne.

          I did write my text into the ContolTipText, however it appears that Button1
          on the Main Switchboard is the same as Button1 on the Sub-Switchboard and
          the same Button1 on the third switchboard.
          This likewise applies to Button2, Button3, Button4 and Button5.

          For instance, in Button1-Main Switchboard, I write "Hello Wayne" and then
          click that button, bringing me to the sub-Switchboard; when I 'hover' over
          Button1 on the Sub-SB, the tip reads "Hello Wayne" (again). When I change
          the text in Button1 on the Sub-SB to "Goodbye Wayne", it changes Button1 on
          the Main-SB to "Goodbye Wayne". This behavior applies both 'drilling down'
          and 'up & down' the board.

          It appears that the text cannot be changed individually 'drilling down'
          without somehow programmaticall y changing the text when higher level button
          is pushed.

          Or did I miss something that I shouldn't have?

          Thx...
          Earl

          "Wayne Gillespie" <bestfit@NObest fitSPAMsoftware PLEASE.com.auwr ote in
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          On Tue, 3 Jun 2008 21:18:50 -0400, "Earl Anderson" <isobadd@optonl ine.net>
          wrote:
          >
          >>In Acc2003, I have a situation in which I have a main switchboard and upon
          >>pressing one of its buttons , takes the user to another sub hierarchical
          >>switchboard . Pressing one of these buttons could take the user to another
          >>switchboard or to forms within the topical heading of the switchboard.
          >>
          >>What I would like to see is a "Screen Tip" type feature in which when the
          >>mouse cursor is 'rested' upon a particular Switchboard button, the 'top
          >>tier' button topics under that particular button are shown in "Screen Tip"
          >>mode (and so on and so on and so on...)
          >>
          >>Has anyone tried this successfully? Any assistance in the methodology to
          >>accomplish this is greatly appreciated.
          >>
          >>Earl Anderson
          >>
          >>
          >
          Controls have a property called ControlTip Text. Whatever is entered in
          this
          property will display as a "Screen Tip" when the mouse is held over the
          control.
          >
          In the properties sheet set the ControlTip Text for each command button to
          whatever information you want to display.
          >
          Job done.
          >
          Wayne Gillespie
          Gosford NSW Australia

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