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<created date="2003-10-31T00:00:00">Sun Microsystems, Inc.</created>
<lastedited date="2007-02-23T10:55:48">converted from old format - fpe</lastedited>
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<emph>Extended tips</emph> provide a brief description of the function of a particular icon, text box or menu command when you rest your cursor on that item.</paragraph>
<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3155339" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="3">To turn Extended Tips on and off:</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3154823" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="4">Choose <emph><switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">%PRODUCTNAME - Preferences</caseinline><defaultinline>Tools - Options</defaultinline></switchinline> - %PRODUCTNAME - General</emph>, and check <emph>Extended tips</emph>.</paragraph>
<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3149398" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="5">A check mark indicates that the extended tips are activated.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3149811" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="6">To turn Extended Tips on temporarily:</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3153541" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="7">Press the shortcut keys Shift+F1 to activate extended tips once.</paragraph>
<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3153825" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="8">A question mark appears beside the mouse pointer. You can move this <emph>Help Mouse Pointer</emph> over all controls, icons and menu commands to obtain a description of the command. The <emph>Help Mouse Pointer</emph> is disabled the next time you click the mouse.</paragraph>
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