Please Note: This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Excel versions: 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, and 2021. If you are using an earlier version (Excel 2003 or earlier), this tip may not work for you. For a version of this tip written specifically for earlier versions of Excel, click here: Adding a ScreenTip.

Adding a ScreenTip

Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated January 23, 2025)
This tip applies to Excel 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, and 2021

ScreenTips are a Web feature supported by the latest versions of Web browsers. They appear when your mouse pointer hovers over a hyperlink, and they are used in the same way that ToolTips are used in Excel. You can add a ScreenTip as you add a hyperlink by following these steps:

  1. Press Ctrl+K. Excel displays the Insert Hyperlink dialog box. (If you don't want to use the shortcut key for some reason, you can display the Insert tab of the ribbon and click the Hyperlink tool in the Links group.)
  2. Click on the ScreenTip button. Excel displays the Set Hyperlink ScreenTip dialog box. (See Figure 1.)

    3. Figure 1. The Set Hyperlink ScreenTip dialog box.

  3. In the ScreenTip Text box, enter the text you want to use for your ScreenTip.
  4. Click on OK to close the dialog box.
  5. Set any other hyperlink values, as desired.
  6. When completed, click on OK.

ExcelTips is your source for cost-effective Microsoft Excel training. This tip (8348) applies to Microsoft Excel 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, and 2021. You can find a version of this tip for the older menu interface of Excel here: Adding a ScreenTip.

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