How do I add help buttons to a form used for input?

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I have a form and subforms that will be used for data entry - and I want to
be able to insert definitions for each of the entry fields. The form is busy
enough already so I want the definitions to only be viewed as needed. What
is the easiest way to accomplish this?
 
Belinda7237 said:
I have a form and subforms that will be used for data entry - and I want to
be able to insert definitions for each of the entry fields. The form is
busy
enough already so I want the definitions to only be viewed as needed.
What
is the easiest way to accomplish this?
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The StatusBarText and ControlTipText properties of the various controls may
be a good solution for you. You'll find them on the Other tab of the
control's property sheet. StatusBarText is text to be displayed in the
status bar of the Access application window (unless you have the status bar
turned off). ControlTipText is text to be displayed when the user hovers
the mouse pointer over the control. I often use both of these, with the
same text displayed.

There are other possibilities if these properties don't do it for you, but
these are the vbuilt-in ones that occur to me first.
 
Thanks, I added my text to the control tip text in properties and worked
perfectly! Thanks so much for your help!
 
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