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System Variables

TOOLTIPS

Controls the display of tooltips on the ribbon, toolbars, and other user

interface elements.

Create Status Line Help Messages

Status line help messages are simple, descriptive messages that are displayed

on the status line (at the bottom of the application window) when the cursor

hovers over a menu item.

You can change or add descriptions for menu items by updating the

Description property for a related command. If the status bar for the program

is not displayed, no descriptive message is displayed for the menu item. The

current workspace controls the display of the application status bar for the

program. See Set Interface Options in the User’s Guide to learn more about

workspaces.

To create a status line help message

1 Click Manage tab ➤ Customization panel ➤ User Interface.

2 In the Customize User Interface Editor, Customize tab, Command List

pane, select the command to which you want to add a help message.

3 In the Properties pane, Description box, enter the descriptive text for the

selected command.

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