I'd like to disable the pop up feature that Excel (and Word, and probably all
Microsoft products) uses when looking for files under the File-Open commands.

For example, I click on the open file icon and get a list of files in a
folder. As I'm scrolling down the list to look for the file I want, my view
is constantly obscured because Pop up information appears for every file my
cursor is over. It gives me info on Title, Author, Date, and Size of the
file.

I find this very distracting, and would really like to turn this feature
off. Does anyone know how?

Thanks,
Ron

Ron

Run the edit on Kelly's site:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Line 11: Disable Balloon Tips or Disable All

See the top of the page for info on running the edit.

I would run the Disable All which takes care of your problem.

Note: this also disables the callouts in Explorer.

Maybe best to create a Restore Point before running disableall.reg file just
in case you don't like it.

Or edit the *.reg file as you see fit.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP


On Wed, 30 May 2007 15:21:03 -0700, ExcelRon
wrote:

I'd like to disable the pop up feature that Excel (and Word, and probably all
Microsoft products) uses when looking for files under the File-Open commands.

For example, I click on the open file icon and get a list of files in a
folder. As I'm scrolling down the list to look for the file I want, my view
is constantly obscured because Pop up information appears for every file my
cursor is over. It gives me info on Title, Author, Date, and Size of the
file.

I find this very distracting, and would really like to turn this feature
off. Does anyone know how?

Thanks,
Ron