Turn on/off document tooltips
By default, Word shows document tooltips when you hover on a button, but this option can be turned off.
To do this, follow next steps:
1. On the File tab, click the Options button:
2. In the Word Options dialog box, on the Display tab check or uncheck Show document tooltips on hover:
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