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The Help file / Help Context ID properties on custom toolbar buttons, etc.,
imply that you CAN reference some kind of "popup" help on toolbar buttons,
but I have been completely unsuccessful. Access help suggests the same thing
(see the text copied below).
I have no problem attaching the "Whats this" button to forms and using it to
show help information from a custom help file by pointing the question mark
to controls on the form that have a Help ContextID.
But I can't figure out what is possible, and not possible, on toolbars.
Can anyone point me in the right direction? What you read below from the
Access help file doesn't seem to work at all.
Thanks, DP
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Create "What's This" tips for toolbar buttons or menu commands
"What's This" tips appear when you click What's This? on the Help menu or
press SHIFT+F1, and then click a toolbar button or menu command.
Create the tip
1.. Create the source file using the text editor or word-processing
program of your choice. Make sure to save the source file in Rich Text
Format. For information on creating the source file, see the Help that comes
with the Windows Help Compiler.
2.. Compile the Help file using the Windows Help Compiler.
Note For best results, put the Help file in the same folder as your
application. That way, each site using your application can use the same
setting for the HelpFile property, but install the application in the folder
of their choice. If you omit a path setting in this property, Microsoft
Access looks for the Help file in the folder where your application is
installed.
Assign the tip to a toolbar button or menu command
1.. On the View menu, point to Toolbars, and then click Customize.
2.. If the toolbar isn't already shown within the program window, click
the Toolbars tab, and then double-click the toolbar name you want to show.
3.. With the Customize dialog box open, right-click the toolbar button or
menu command you want to assign a tip to, and then click Properties on the
shortcut menu.
4.. In the HelpFile property box, specify the path and file name for the
compiled Help file.
5.. In the HelpContextID property box, type the number of the topic (other
than 0).
Notes
a.. You must map the values set for the HelpContextID property to the
context strings in your Help system. For more information, see the Help file
that comes with the Microsoft Windows Help Compiler.
imply that you CAN reference some kind of "popup" help on toolbar buttons,
but I have been completely unsuccessful. Access help suggests the same thing
(see the text copied below).
I have no problem attaching the "Whats this" button to forms and using it to
show help information from a custom help file by pointing the question mark
to controls on the form that have a Help ContextID.
But I can't figure out what is possible, and not possible, on toolbars.
Can anyone point me in the right direction? What you read below from the
Access help file doesn't seem to work at all.
Thanks, DP
______________
Create "What's This" tips for toolbar buttons or menu commands
"What's This" tips appear when you click What's This? on the Help menu or
press SHIFT+F1, and then click a toolbar button or menu command.
Create the tip
1.. Create the source file using the text editor or word-processing
program of your choice. Make sure to save the source file in Rich Text
Format. For information on creating the source file, see the Help that comes
with the Windows Help Compiler.
2.. Compile the Help file using the Windows Help Compiler.
Note For best results, put the Help file in the same folder as your
application. That way, each site using your application can use the same
setting for the HelpFile property, but install the application in the folder
of their choice. If you omit a path setting in this property, Microsoft
Access looks for the Help file in the folder where your application is
installed.
Assign the tip to a toolbar button or menu command
1.. On the View menu, point to Toolbars, and then click Customize.
2.. If the toolbar isn't already shown within the program window, click
the Toolbars tab, and then double-click the toolbar name you want to show.
3.. With the Customize dialog box open, right-click the toolbar button or
menu command you want to assign a tip to, and then click Properties on the
shortcut menu.
4.. In the HelpFile property box, specify the path and file name for the
compiled Help file.
5.. In the HelpContextID property box, type the number of the topic (other
than 0).
Notes
a.. You must map the values set for the HelpContextID property to the
context strings in your Help system. For more information, see the Help file
that comes with the Microsoft Windows Help Compiler.