ToolTip Component (Windows Forms)
The Windows Forms ToolTip component displays text when the user points at controls. A ToolTip can be associated with any control. An example use of this control: In order to save space on a form, you can display a small icon on a button and use a ToolTip to explain the button's function.
In This Section
- Introduction to the Windows Forms ToolTip Component
- Introduces the general concepts of the ToolTip component, which allows users to see text when they point the mouse at a control.
- Changing the Delay of the Windows Forms ToolTip Component
- Explains how to set values that control how long a Tooltip takes to appear and the length of time for which it is shown.
- Setting Tooltips for Controls on a Windows Form
- Describes how to set Tooltips in code or in the designer.
- Controls You Can Use On Windows Forms
- Provides a complete list of Windows Forms controls, with links to information on their use.
- ToolTip Class
- Provides reference information on the ToolTip class and its members.
- Control Help Using ToolTips
- Discusses Tooltips as a way to make brief, specialized Help messages for individual controls on Windows Forms.
- ToolTip Changes in Visual Basic .NET
- Describes how ToolTip functionality has changed in Visual Basic .NET, compared to previous versions.