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To change the color, size, or transparency of tooltips
1 Click Tools menu ➤ Drafting Settings.
2 In the Drafting Settings dialog box, Dynamic Input tab, click Drafting
Tooltip Appearance.
3 In the Tooltip Appearance dialog box, under Color, click Model Color or
Layout Color to display the Select Color dialog box, where you can specify
a color for tooltips in the space you selected.
4 Under Size, move the slider to the right to make tooltips larger or to the
left to make them smaller. The default value, 0, is in the middle.
5 Under Transparency, move the slider. The lower the setting, the more
transparent the tooltip. A value of 100 sets the tooltip to opaque.
6 Under Apply To, choose an option:
■ 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.
7 Click OK.
To change pointer input settings
1 Click Tools menu ➤ Drafting Settings.
2 In the Drafting Settings dialog box, Dynamic Input tab, under Pointer
Input, click Settings.
3 In the Pointer Input Settings dialog box, select polar or Cartesian format
as the default.
4 Select relative or absolute coordinate format as the default.
5 Under Visibility, select one of the following options:
■ As Soon As I Type Coordinate Data. When pointer input is turned
on, displays tooltips only when you start to enter coordinate data.
■ When a Command Asks for a Point. When pointer input is turned on,
displays tooltips whenever a command prompts for a point.
■ Always—Even When Not in a Command. Always displays tooltips
when pointer input is turned on.
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