How to show or hide Enhanced ScreenTips in PowerPoint

ScreenTips are shown by default in Microsoft PowerPoint when you hover your cursor over a button. The ScreenTip feature will display the name of the button and its description; In Microsoft PowerPoint, this feature can be turned off using the PowerPoint General settings.

What is a ScreenTip in PowerPoint?

ScreenTips are small windows that showcase descriptive text when the user rests the pointer on command or control. Enhanced ScreenTips are much larger windows that display further descriptive text than a ScreenTip and provide a link to a help article.

How to show or hide Enhanced ScreenTips in PowerPoint

Follow the steps below to show or hide enhanced ScreenTips.

1. Launch PowerPoint
2. Click the File tab.
3. Click Options on the backstage view.
4. A PowerPoint Options dialog box will appear.
5. On the General tab, under the User interface section, click the ScreenTip drop-down arrow and choose any one of the settings.
6. To show the ScreenTip, select the option ‘ Show feature description in ScreenTips.’
7. To hide the ScreenTip, select the option ‘Don’t show ScreenTips.’
8. if you wish not to show descriptions in your ScreenTips, select the option ‘ Don’t show feature descriptions in ScreenTips.’
9. Depending on your selection, click OK.

Launch PowerPoint.

Click the File tab.

Click Options on the backstage view.

A PowerPoint Options dialog box will appear.

On the General tab, under the User interface options section, click the ScreenTip drop-down arrow and choose any one of the settings:

• To show the ScreenTip, select the option ‘ Show feature description in ScreenTips.’
• To hide the ScreenTip, select the option ‘Don’t show ScreenTips.’
• If you wish not to show descriptions in your ScreenTips, select the option  ‘Don’t show feature descriptions in ScreenTips.’

Depending on your selection, click OK.

How do you change a hyperlink to a ScreenTip?

Follow the steps below to change a hyperlink to a ScreenTip in PowerPoint:

1. Launch PowerPoint.
2. Insert a hyperlink.
3. Right-click the hyperlink and select Edit link from the context menu.
4. An Edit Hyperlink dialog box will open.
5. Click the ScreenTip button.
6. A Set Hyperlink ScreenTip dialog box will appear.
7. Type a ScreenTip in the entry box and click OK.
8. Click Ok for the Edit Hyperlink dialog box.

We hope this tutorial helps you understand how to show and hide enhanced ScreenTips in PowerPoint; if you have questions about the tutorial, let us know in the comments.