How to insert a screen tip in word online?

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Online browsers were where ScreenTips, a handy little feature, originally appeared. When your mouse hovers over a link on a Web page, you’ve probably used your mouse to cause a small box with the link’s address to display. Moreover, Word contains these ToolTips, also referred to as ScreenTips. This article takes you through how to insert a screen tip in word online.

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What is a screen tip in a word? 

In the Word user interface, a screen tip is a little pop-up box that appears when your mouse is over a button or icon. A brief explanation of the button’s or icon’s purpose is given in the screen tip.

Screen tips can be helpful for rapidly determining the function of a button or command in Word, especially if you are unfamiliar with the program or a specific feature. Additional information about a button or function that may not be immediately clear from its icon or label can also be found in screen tips.

Move your mouse over the button or icon you wish to learn more about in Word to view a screen tip.

How to add a screen tip to a hyperlink in Word?

  • Choose the text to which you wish to add a ScreenTip first.
  • Next, select the “Insert” tab.
  • Select “Hyperlink” from the “Links” group.
How to add a screen tip to a hyperlink in Word?
  • Now, enter the text you want to be displayed as your ScreenTip in the window labeled “Set Hyperlink ScreenTip.”
How to add a screen tip to a hyperlink in Word?
  • Hit the OK button when you’re done.
  • You will be back at the Insert Hyperlink window.
  • To move on, click the OK button.

How to add a screen tip in word without hyperlinks?

There are two methods of adding screen tips to the Word document you are working on. The first one is by using hyperlinks and the second one is by adding end notes to the document. This section explores how to add a screen tip using endnotes.

  • Click where you want to insert the ScreenTip.
  • Then, from the top panel, click the “References” tab
  • From the options click on “Insert Endnote”
How to add a screen tip in word without hyperlinks?
  • You will now notice that a new section has developed at the page’s conclusion.
  • The Endnote section is here.
  • You can type the ScreenTip text into the Endnote section. Your text will now appear when you hover over the number associated with the ScreenTip you created.
  • Similarly, you are free to include as many ScreenTips as you like as endnotes. A Greek numeral will be associated with each endnote.
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