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How to: Style a ToolTip

This example shows how to create and use a Style for a ToolTip control.

Example

The following example defines a style called Simple that offsets the placement of a ToolTip and changes its appearance by setting the background, foreground, font size, and font weight.

<Style x:Key="Simple" TargetType="{x:Type ToolTip}">
    <Setter Property = "HorizontalOffset" Value="50"/>
    <Setter Property = "VerticalOffset" Value="50"/>
    <Setter Property = "Background" Value="LightBlue"/>
    <Setter Property = "Foreground" Value="Purple"/>
    <Setter Property = "FontSize" Value="20"/>
    <Setter Property = "FontWeight" Value="Bold"/>
 </Style>

The following example shows how to set the Style of a ToolTip that is defined on a TextBlock.

<TextBox HorizontalAlignment="Left">TextBox with ToolTip
  <TextBox.ToolTip>
     <ToolTip Style="{StaticResource Simple}">
       <TextBlock>useful information goes here</TextBlock>
     </ToolTip>
  </TextBox.ToolTip>
</TextBox>

For the complete sample, see ToolTip Styles Sample.

See Also

Tasks

How to: Use the ContextMenuService

Reference

ToolTip
ToolTipService

Concepts

ToolTip Overview

Other Resources

ToolTip How-to Topics
ToolTip Samples