To Work with Icons, Tooltips

Turn off tooltips and control their appearance and timing.

Control Colors of Icons and Application Frame

  1. In the Application Options dialog box, Colors tab, Color Theme, in Application Frame, specify Light or Dark.
  2. Specify a color for the icons:

    Cobalt Color Icon Theme

    Amber Color Icon Theme

  3. Click Apply.

Turn Tooltips On or Off

    Tooltips provide a short description of a command.

  1. On the ribbon, click Tools tab Options panel Application Options .
  2. On the General tab, in Tooltip Appearance, select, or clear the check box for Show Tooltips.
  3. Click OK.

Control Timing of Second-level Tooltips

  1. On the ribbon, click Tools tab Options panel Application Options .
  2. On the General tab, in Tooltip Appearance, click arrows to specify the duration of the display of the second-level tooltip.
  3. Click OK.