---
title: "ToolTip Control in C#.Net"  
description: "The ToolTip Control in C#.NetA ToolTip control is used to display some text when the mouse is move over a control. This control is helpful in provid"  
author: "Anonymous User"  
published: 2011-01-24  
updated: 2020-03-04  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/articles/417/tooltip-control-in-c-sharp-dot-net  
category: "c#"  
tags: ["c#"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

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# ToolTip Control in C#.Net

##

## The ToolTip Control in C#.Net

A ToolTip control is used to display some text when the mouse is move over a control. This control is helpful in providing quick information when the user moves the mouse over an associated control.\

##### How to use ToolTip Control

Drag and drop a Tooltip control and control on [which you want to use](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/994/n-tier-architecture-in-asp-dot-net) tooltip control.

![ToolTip Control in C#.Net](https://www.mindstick.com/mindstickarticle/640beb37-e136-4d1c-ae2d-81089bdbfe41/images/fa0e97e3-5e67-4841-8d04-e90151fcd006.png)\

![ToolTip Control in C#.Net](https://www.mindstick.com/mindstickarticle/640beb37-e136-4d1c-ae2d-81089bdbfe41/images/27c8bc8a-59a7-442c-8bdc-dc4bfcab9601.png)

##### Code:

```
private void frmToolTip_Load(object sender, EventArgs e){            //tooltip is set to Button            toolTip1.SetToolTip(button1, "Click to next Image");}
```

##### Run the project

![ToolTip Control in C#.Net](https://www.mindstick.com/mindstickarticle/640beb37-e136-4d1c-ae2d-81089bdbfe41/images/57a5ea08-8696-47c2-8bb2-a70774f7f93d.png)

When the mouse will move over the Next button then tooltip will show. \

![ToolTip Control in C#.Net](https://www.mindstick.com/mindstickarticle/640beb37-e136-4d1c-ae2d-81089bdbfe41/images/b92c963f-5f9d-45e9-b831-5e09509cfb0c.png)

##### ToolTip properties

**Active -** set the tooltip status, by default it set to true set false to hide the tooltip.

**ToolTipIcon -**set the icon that will show on the tooltip.

##### Example:

```
private void frmToolTip_Load(object sender, EventArgs e){            //set the tooltip icon            toolTip1.ToolTipIcon = ToolTipIcon.Info;}
```

![ToolTip Control in C#.Net](https://www.mindstick.com/mindstickarticle/640beb37-e136-4d1c-ae2d-81089bdbfe41/images/fcd64981-9949-44bb-b90f-e156c92ae002.png)

**IsBalloon:** when IsBalloon property is true [then tooltip will display](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/1110/select-insert-update-and-delete-using-stored-procedure-in-asp-dot-net-mvc4) as a balloon.Example:\

```
private void frmToolTip_Load(object sender, EventArgs e){            //tooltip show as baloon            toolTip1.IsBalloon = true;}
```

\

![ToolTip Control in C#.Net](https://www.mindstick.com/mindstickarticle/640beb37-e136-4d1c-ae2d-81089bdbfe41/images/e942b62e-9e34-46f8-9b69-40747340dcf8.png)

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