ACC2000: ControlTip Text Not Displayed When You Hold Mouse Pointer Over Control

ID: Q232191

The information in this article applies to:
Novice: Requires knowledge of the user interface on single-user computers.

This article applies to a Microsoft Access database (.mdb) and a Microsoft Access project (.adp).


SYMPTOMS

When you place a control, such as a rectangle control, around another control, such as a text box control, the text set for the ControlTipText property of the text box is not displayed.


CAUSE

When you hold the mouse pointer over a control, Microsoft Access associates the pointer with the "forwardmost" or outermost control.


RESOLUTION

  1. Open the form in Design view.


  2. Click to select the "forwardmost" or outermost control so that it has the focus.


  3. On the Format menu, click Send To Back.



MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior:

CAUTION: Following the steps in this example will modify the sample database Northwind.mdb. You may want to back up the Northwind.mdb file and perform these steps on a copy of the database.

  1. Open the sample database Northwind.mdb or the sample Microsoft Access project NorthwindCS.adp.


  2. Open the Customers form in Design view.


  3. Right-click the ContactName text box, and then click Properties on the shortcut menu.


  4. Set the ControlTipText property to Company Contact.


  5. On the View menu, click Form View.


  6. Hold the mouse pointer over the ContactName text box until the control tip text "Company Contact" appears.


  7. On the View menu, click Design View.


  8. Use the Rectangle control in the toolbox to place a rectangle around the ContactName text box.


  9. On the View menu, click Form View.


  10. Hold the mouse pointer over Contact Name text box again. Note that the control tip text no longer appears.


Additional query words: prb hover hovering controltip 


Keywords          : kbdta FmsProp 
Version           : WINDOWS:2000
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: August 9, 1999