A help(?) popup

[Ray Mitchell]

I don't know the correct term for it, but on many applications whenever the
cursor stops over a particular control for a few seconds a small "window"
(for lack of a better word) appears giving a short description of the
operation of the control, then it goes away after a few seconds. First,
what is this called and second, is there something in the properties of the
various controls that can be enabled to produce this functionality?

Thanks,
Ray Mitchell

 

[Paul E Collins]

I don't know the correct term for it, but on
many applications whenever the cursor stops
over a particular control for a few seconds a
small "window" [...] appears [...]
First, what is this called

It's a ToolTip.

is there something in the properties of the various
controls that can be enabled to produce this
functionality?

You can add a ToolTip control to your form. Then the other controls on that
form will acquire a "ToolTip" property. Put your help text in this.

P.