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ControlTipText Property (Outlook Controls)

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Returns or sets a String that appears when the user briefly holds the mouse pointer over a control without clicking. Read/write.

Syntax

expression. ControlTipText

expression A variable that represents an Outlook control object.

Remarks

The ControlTipText property lets you give users tips about a control in a running form. The property can be set during design time but only appears by the control during runtime.

The default value of ControlTipText is an empty string. When the value of ControlTipText is set to an empty string, no tip is available for that control.

Note that for the OlkBusinessCardControl and OlkContactPhoto controls, ControlTipText is not displayed when mousing over the control.

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