Creating a text pop-up

About this task

A text pop-up can appear on a page or form and displays text to a user when a click or mouse-over occurs.

Procedure

  1. Open the page or form you want to add the pop-up to, or edit a document.
  2. Select text or an image to associate with the text pop-up.
  3. Choose Create - Hotspot - Text Pop-up.
  4. On the Hotspot Info tab of the HotSpot Pop-up Properties box, do one or more of the following:
    • Enter the text for the pop-up.
    • Select whether to pop up the text when the user mouses over or clicks the hotspot.
    • Select whether to identify the hotspot with a border and whether to use the highlight color or a default green.
  5. Optional: On the Hide When tab specify when to hide the pop-up.
  6. Save the form or document.

Other text pop-up tasks

Example: Text pop-ups

About this task

Users register for conferences using a form you designed, but they frequently enter an incorrect e-mail address. You want to give users more information about what you need in the field. Create a text pop-up to display the information when they mouse over the field label.

Procedure

  1. Open the form.
  2. Select the field label.
  3. Choose Create - Hotspot - Text Pop-up.
  4. On the Hotspot Info tab of the HotSpot Pop-up Properties box, do the following:
    • Enter the following text:
      Specify your Notes mail address, not your internet mail address. For example, specify "Ken Jones@ABC" not "kjones@abc.com."
    • Select "Pop-up on mouse over."
    • Select "Show border around hotspot" and "Use highlight color."
  5. Save the form.