Do you use emoji on Dynamics label?

Updated by Tiago Araújo [SSW] 2 years ago. See history

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How do you show a tooltip or a note to a Dynamics user?

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Figure: How to show a tooltip like this in Dynamics?

Option 1 - Description attribute

Advantages:

  • Out of box feature. No customizations needed

Disadvantages:

  • Not obvious to see - users are often unaware they can hover on the label to see the note
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Figure: The out-of-box description attribute can be used as a tooltip. But it's not obvious to see

Option 2 - PCF control

Advantages:

  • Flexibility - can customize any style or behaviour

Disadvantages:

  • Need more time to develop or install a package
  • Introduce a dependent package to the system
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Figure: Use a PCF control to show a note and link to a web page

Option 3 - Description field + Emoji (Recommended)

Add an emoji in the label to remind people to hover to see the tooltip.

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Figure: Add an emoji on the label to remind to people it's a tooltip

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