Tooltip Appearance Dialog Box

Quick Reference

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Controls the appearance of tooltips.

Access Methods

Menu: Tools

Drafting SettingsNot available in menus in the current workspace.

Shortcut menu: Right-click Snap, Grid, Polar, Osnap, Otrack, or Dyn on the status bar and click Settings.

Summary

Use the TOOLTIPMERGE system variable to combine drafting tooltips into a single tooltip.

For more information about tooltips, see Set Interface Options.

List of Options

The following options are displayed.

Previews

Displays an example of the current tooltip appearance settings.

Colors: Displays the Drawing Window Colors dialog box, where you can specify a color for drafting tooltips and their backgrounds in a specified context.

Size

Specifies a size for tooltips. The default size is 0. Use the slider to make tooltips larger or smaller.

Transparency

Controls the transparency of tooltips. The lower the setting, the less transparent the tooltip. A value of 0 sets the tooltip to opaque.

Apply To

Specifies whether the settings apply to all drafting tooltips or only to Dynamic Input tooltips. (DYNTOOLTIPS system variable)

Override OS Settings for All Drafting Tooltips: Applies the settings to all tooltips, overriding the settings in the operating system.
Use Settings Only for Dynamic Input Tooltips: Applies the settings only to the drafting tooltips used in Dynamic Input.