# Maps with text annotations on mouse over

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/maps-with-text-annotations-on-mouse-over/10737>\
**Category:** random\
**Created:** [January 6, 2003, 5:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/maps-with-text-annotations-on-mouse-over/10737 "2003-01-06T17:59:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![sawy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4bbf92/32.png) [@sawy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sawy)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 5:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/maps-with-text-annotations-on-mouse-over/10737/1 "2003-01-06T17:59:25Z")

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Hello everyone,

I’m trying to create a capus map with stars indicating the computer facilities we have in our university. What I want is for the users to be able to mouse over any of these stars and get an annotation box that displays some details about that facility.

I will highly appreciate any help with that.

Sawy

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 6:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/maps-with-text-annotations-on-mouse-over/10737/2 "2003-01-06T18:02:49Z")

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Try this [Hover Captions Tutorial](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/captions.asp) by Kirupa! I think this might be the answer you are looking for.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 6:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/maps-with-text-annotations-on-mouse-over/10737/3 "2003-01-06T18:16:21Z")

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If you are just using html you could use the alt tag. But if you are using flash then go to the link ren suggested. Also there is a flash mx component that you can drag and drop to pull off that too.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 6:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/maps-with-text-annotations-on-mouse-over/10737/4 "2003-01-06T18:29:37Z")

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Thanks for both of you. I appreciate it.

Sawy