Example 9 - Using ScreenTips to show list data
To add ScreenTips to the display of an Events list, do the following:
Note Custom ScreenTips are supported in Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.0 and later.
Using Microsoft FrontPage, create a new page on a Web site that is based on SharePoint Team Services from Microsoft.
In HTML view, add the following STYLE information in the document's HEAD section:
<META Name="Microsoft SharePoint Content Type" Content="Dynamic">
Within the document's BODY section, add the following CAML source:
<ows:xml> <SetList>Events</SetList> <View Name='AnyName' FreeForm='TRUE'> <ViewFields> <FieldRef Name="LinkTitle"/> <FieldRef Name="Location"/> </ViewFields> <ViewBody> <HTML><![CDATA[<TABLE><TR><TD>]]></HTML> <HTML><![CDATA[<SPAN TITLE="Location: ]]></HTML> <Field Name='Location'/> <HTML><![CDATA[">]]></HTML> <Field Name='LinkTitle'/> <HTML><![CDATA[</SPAN>]]></HTML> <HTML><![CDATA[</TD></TR></TABLE>]]></HTML> </ViewBody> </View> </ows:xml>
Save and view the page.
As a result, a new view of the Events list is created. The LinkTitle field is specially handled in that, when you place the pointer over the LinkTitle text, a ScreenTip is created to display the contents of the Location field.
Note This example assumes that the built-in Events list has not been deleted.