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By default, all TreeView controls whose version number is 4.70 or higher display the text of the node under the cursor if the node itself isn't completely visible. You can turn off and on this feature by resetting a bit in the control's style, using the following code: Click here to copy the following block Private Declare Function SetWindowLong Lib "user32" Alias "SetWindowLongA" _   (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal nIndex As Long, ByVal dwNewLong As Long) As Long Private Declare Function GetWindowLong Lib "user32" Alias "GetWindowLongA" _   (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal nIndex As Long) As Long Const TVS_NOTOOLTIPS = &H80 Const GWL_STYLE = (-16) ' turn tooltips off SetWindowLong TreeView1.hwnd, GWL_STYLE, GetWindowLong(TreeView1.hwnd, _   GWL_STYLE) Or TVS_NOTOOLTIPS ' turn tooltips on SetWindowLong TreeView1.hwnd, GWL_STYLE, GetWindowLong(TreeView1.hwnd, _   GWL_STYLE) And (Not TVS_NOTOOLTIPS)

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