_TOOLTIPTIMEOUT System Variable
Specifies how long a ToolTip is displayed if the mouse pointer is left stationary.
_TOOLTIPTIMEOUT = [nValue]
Parameters
nValue
The settings for the nValue are:Setting
Description
-1
(Default) Displays the ToolTip for the amount of time specified by Windows.
0
Displays the ToolTip until the mouse is moved.
> 0
Amount of time in milliseconds to display the ToolTip.
Omit the nValue parameter to determine the current _TOOLTIPTIMEOUT value.
Remarks
The _TOOLTIPTIMEOUT setting only applies to controls that have the ToolTipText property set, and fields in Browse windows that are sized smaller than their contents.