Tooltips in Word are small pop-up windows that show explanatory text about the command or option that the mouse pointer is over. You can create your own tooltips for words, phrases, or pictures in documents.
Typically, tooltips are created using hyperlinks and take the user to a different location in the document, to another web page, or create a new email message if it’s an email link. In the case when a regular hyperlink is not needed, you can create tooltips using bookmarks.
Before you start creating a tooltip, make sure this option is enabled in the Word options. To do this, open the tab File (Queue).
In the menu on the left, click Parameters (Options).
The section should open by default. General (General). In a group User Interface Options (User Interface options) must be selected Show extended tooltips (Show feature descriptions in ScreenTips). This option enables the display of tooltips, including extended ones (they give more information about commands). You can see the built-in tooltip when you hover your mouse over one of the commands located on the ribbon.
Extended tooltips can include a command name, keyboard shortcut, an associated picture, and a link to a help article.
Note: If you select the option Don’t show extended tooltips (Don’t show feature descriptions in ScreenTips), simple tooltips will be shown without extended information. You will only see the command name and in some cases the keyboard shortcut.
Press OKto save changes and close the dialog Word options (Word Options).
To create your own tooltip, select the word, phrase or picture you want to link the tooltip to and open the tab Insert (Insert).
In section references (Links) click Bookmark (Bookmark).
Note: Pay attention to the tooltip that appears when you hover over the command Bookmark (Bookmark). This extended tooltip contains the command name, description, and a link to more information about the command.
Enter the name of the bookmark in the field Bookmark name (Bookmark name) dialog box Bookmark (Bookmark). Often, the word to which the bookmark will be attached, or something related to it, is used as the name. Click Add (Add).
Spaces are not allowed in the bookmark name.
Bookmark added. Close the dialog box.
Now we will make the bookmark refer to itself, i.e. so that when you click on the link you will not go anywhere. Next, let’s add some text to our tooltip.
Make sure the word, phrase, or picture you want to link the tooltip to is highlighted. Then press Ctrl + Kto open the dialog Inserting a hyperlink (Insert Hyperlink). In chapter Connect with (Link to) on the left side of the dialog box, click Place in the document (Place in This Document).
In section Bookmarks (Bookmarks) select the bookmark you just created. If you don’t see the list of bookmarks, click on + to the left of the tabbed section to expand the list. Click the button Help (ScreenTip) to add tooltip text.
In the dialog box Hyperlink Hint (Set Hyperlink ScreenTip) in the box Tooltip text (ScreenTip text) Enter the text for the tooltip. You can copy text from a document or from another application and paste it into this field. Click OK.
Press OK in the dialog box Inserting a hyperlink (Insert Hyperlink) to close it.
Now, when you hover your mouse over the word, phrase, or picture that you just linked the tooltip to, a window with the specified text will appear.
Note that the tooltip prompts you to click Ctrl and click on the link to follow it. Since we created a bookmark that links to itself, this link will not lead anywhere. When you click on it, the cursor will move to the beginning of the bookmark. You can remove the text “Press ctrl and click the link” (or “Ctrl+Click to follow link” for the English version of Word) from the tooltip, although in this case the link will be followed without pressing a key Ctrl, i.e. with one click.