Add Tooltips

In this exercise, you select properties to display in Tooltips. Tooltips are pop-up boxes that contain information about the features in the map. You will be able to view the tooltips in the Web browser in the final exercise.

Note: The following exercise uses the standard layer style to configure styles in the Layer Editor. Also available is the enhanced layer style, which supports compound symbols and composite styles. To change the layer style, click Tools menu Options Layer Editor tab. Under Layer Style, select Standard for this exercise. See the Studio User's Guide for instructions on using enhanced styles.
  Detailed steps
  1. In the Site Explorer, double-click the Parcels layer to open it (do not open Parcels (area).
  1. In the Settings panel, for Tool Tip Displayed For Feature, click [...].
  2. In the Create/Modify Expressions dialog box, click Create A Multiline Label.
  3. Replace the default expression with the following expression:

    CONCAT ( CONCAT ( NAME , '\n' ), RBILAD )

  4. Click Validate to make sure the expresssion is correct.
  5. Click OK.

    The completed expression is displayed in the Settings panel.

  6. Save the Parcels layer.
  1. After you have created the Web Layout in the final exercise, double-click the City Map web layout in the Site Explorer to open it.
  2. In the Preview panel, click Refresh.
  3. Move the mouse pointer over the parcels in the Preview panel to test the tooltips.
  4. Save and close the layer resource.
Parent topic: Exercises