Labels and Tooltips

Most controls that appear on your toolbar will require a text label that appears on, below or beside it. Keep this description as short as possible, preferably a single verb. For example, Open or Undo.

Every control that appears on your toolbar should have a tooltip, whether or not that control has an associated text label. The tooltip should be a concise description of the control, but should provide more information than its text label where possible. For example, Open an existing document, or Undo last operation.

Guidelines