>>A form does have a ShowTips property, which is False by default. If you set
>>it to .T., then tips _will_ show up, but only when you move the mouse over the
>>field. Not when you tab into the field. You could show the tooltip in WAIT
>>NOWAIT window in the control's gotFocus event.
>
>Or even better, you could drop an ActiveX StatusBar control on the form, set
>the style to Simple, and then set the SimpleText property in every GotFocus...

This sounds intriguing. What exactly is an ActiveX statusbar and where can I find it (a native ActiveX control?). I'm also not sure what you mean by 'set the simpletext property in every gotfocus'. Can you explain?

Thanks.