title: Tooltips
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- <p>By default, Ardour will often show helpful information about the purpose and use of most GUI control (buttons etc.) if you position the pointer over the GUI control and leave it there momentarily. These can be a good way to discover the purpose of many aspects of the GUI.</p>
-<p>This can be distracting for experienced users, who may opt to disable it via <code>Edit > Preferences > GUI > Show tooltip if mouse hovers over a control</code>.</p>
+<p>
+ By default, Ardour will show helpful <dfn>tooltips</dfn> about
+ the purpose and use of each GUI element if you position the pointer
+ over it and hover there for a short while.
+ These little pop-up messages can be a good way to discover the
+ purpose of many aspects of the GUI.
+</p>
+<p>
+ Pop-ups can be distracting for experienced users, who may opt to
+ disable them via <kbd class="optoff">Edit > Preferences > GUI >
+ Show tooltip if mouse hovers over a control</kbd>.
+</p>