To add extended help to a command (Procedure)

Create Tooltips and Extended Help for Commands

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Create Tooltips and Extended Help for Commands

 

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Create Tooltips and Extended Help for Commands

Concept

Procedure

Quick Reference

To add extended help to a command

1. Click Tools tab Customization panel User Interface . At the command prompt, enter cui.
2. In the Customize User Interface Editor, click the Customize tab.
3. In the Command List pane, click the command to which you want to add extended help.

   

4. In the Properties pane, select the Extended Help File field and click […] button.

   

5. In the Select Extended Help File dialog box, browse to and select the XAML file that contains the extended help for the command. Click Open.
6. In the Select Help ID dialog box, select the help ID for the extended help content. Click OK.

   

7. Click the Apply button.

   When the command is added to a toolbar or ribbon panel, the extended help is displayed if extended help is enabled for tooltips and the cursor hovers over the command for the designated time interval.