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Creating Easy Flash-Style Tooltips

By Adrien-Luc Sanders, About.com

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On a layer above my mock-layout, draw a rectangle to block out the area that you want to be active (the “trigger spot” for the tooltip). The color doesn’t matter. It’s going to be invisible later anyway.
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