2012

NOTE Extended tooltips defined to work with AutoCAD LT 2009 need to be
updated to work with AutoCAD LT 2012. For information on converting an
extended tooltip created for AutoCAD LT 2009 to work with AutoCAD LT 2012,
see the procedure To convert an AutoCAD LT 2009 extended tooltip to work with
AutoCAD LT 2012 on this page.
The Stack Panel element groups the TextBlock and Image elements together.
You can have as many TextBlock and Image elements under a StackPanel
element that you need. The TextBlock element holds the text; the Image
element holds an illustration that is part of the extended help. To learn more
about XAML, visit Microsoft's web site at http://www.microsoft.com and perform
a search for XAML.
To add a tooltip to a command
1 Click Manage tab ➤ Customization panel ➤ User Interface.
2 In the Customize User Interface Editor, Customize tab, Command List
pane, click the command to which you want to add a tooltip.
3 In the Properties pane, Description field, enter the tooltip text for the
selected command.
4 Click Apply.
The next time the cursor hovers over the command on a toolbar, or
ribbon panel, the text is displayed in the tooltip.
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