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Interaction > Creating reactions > Tooltip Text reaction
Tooltip Text reaction
The Tooltip Text reaction creates a text box over an object.
You can also attach a tooltip to the web cursor.
By default this reaction is linked to a MouseOver event. You can edit the tooltip text and color at any time.
To create a Tooltip Text reaction:
- Select an object.
- Choose Interaction > Reactions > Tooltip Text.
- Enter text in the Text Entry dialog that appears.
In Browse mode, when you move the cursor over the surface, the tooltip appears. In the Interaction Editor, a new Tooltip reaction is linked to a new Mouse Sensor on the selected object. By default, the mouse-over event is used.
To attach a tooltip to the web cursor:
- In the World Explorer, select the web cursor.
- Choose Interaction > Reactions > Tooltip Text, enter the text and click OK.
- In the Interaction Editor, link the tooltip reaction to a sensor event.
When the reaction is triggered, the tooltip appears next to the surfers cursor.
To make a tooltip appear next to the cursor when the mouse moves over an object:
- In the World Explorer, Ctrl-select the web cursor and the object.
- Choose Interaction > Reactions > Tooltip Text, enter the text and click OK.
The tooltip reaction is linked to a mouseover event on the selected object.
To edit the tooltip text or color:
Select the Tooltip reaction in the Interaction Editor and modify its parameters in the Parameter Editor.
Tooltip Parameters
The color of the text. Enter an RGB value or click the color chip and select a color.
The color of the box around the tooltip text. Enter an RGB value or click the color chip and select a color.
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