The following table shows the ToolTips messages, with a description of the purpose of each.
| Programming element | Description |
|---|---|
| TTM_ACTIVATE | This message activates or deactivates a ToolTip. |
| TTM_ADDTOOL | This message registers a tool with a ToolTip control. |
| TTM_DELTOOL | This message removes a tool from a ToolTip control. |
| TTM_ENUMTOOLS | This message retrieves the information that a ToolTip control maintains about the current tool; that is, the tool for which the ToolTip is currently displaying text. |
| TTM_GETCURRENTTOOL | This message retrieves the information for the current tool in a ToolTip control. |
| TTM_GETDELAYTIME | This message retrieves the initial, pop-up, and reshow durations currently set for a ToolTip control. |
| TTM_GETMARGIN | This message retrieves the top, left, bottom, and right margins set for a ToolTip window. |
| TTM_GETMAXTIPWIDTH | This message retrieves the maximum width for a ToolTip window. |
| TTM_GETTEXT | This message retrieves the information that a ToolTip control maintains about a tool. |
| TTM_GETTIPBKCOLOR | This message retrieves the background color in a ToolTip window. |
| TTM_GETTIPTEXTCOLOR | This message retrieves the text color in a ToolTip window. |
| TTM_GETTOOLCOUNT | This message retrieves the number of tools maintained by a ToolTip control. |
| TTM_GETTOOLINFO | This message retrieves the information that a ToolTip control maintains about a tool. |
| TTM_HITTEST | This message tests a point to determine whether the point is within the bounding rectangle of a specified tool and, if the point is within the rectangle, retrieves information about the tool. |
| TTM_NEWTOOLRECT | This message sets a new bounding rectangle for a tool. |
| TTM_POP | This message removes a displayed ToolTip window from view. |
| TTM_RELAYEVENT | This message sends a mouse message to a ToolTip control for processing. |
| TTM_SETDELAYTIME | This message sets the initial, pop-up, and reshow durations for a ToolTip control. |
| TTM_SETMARGIN | This message sets the top, left, bottom, and right margins for a ToolTip window. |
| TTM_SETMAXTIPWIDTH | This message sets the maximum width for a ToolTip window. |
| TTM_SETTIPBKCOLOR | This message sets the background color for a ToolTip window. |
| TTM_SETTIPTEXTCOLOR | This message sets the text color for a ToolTip window. |
| TTM_SETTOOLINFO | This message sets the information that a ToolTip control maintains for a tool. |
| TTM_TRACKACTIVATE | This message activates or deactivates a tracking ToolTip. |
| TTM_TRACKPOSITION | This message sets the position of a tracking ToolTip. |
| TTM_UPDATETIPTEXT | This message sets the ToolTip text for a tool. |
| TTM_WINDOWFROMPOINT | This message allows an application to display ToolTip text for a window other than the one beneath the mouse cursor. |
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