Installing the ASPNetToolTip WebControl

1.  Downloading the Software

ASPNetToolTip can be downloaded from www.aspnettooltip.com as an automatic installer (.msi), or as a compressed folder for manual installation (.zip).

2.  Adding ASPNetToolTip to the Visual Studio Toolbox

Option A:  Automatic Visual Studio Toolbox Integration (recommended)

Make sure that Visual Studio is closed, and run the installer file that you downloaded from www.aspnettooltip.com.

i.  Choose Your Intended Development Environment(s):

    Check the box of each version of Microsoft Visual Studio .NET that you plan to use ASPNetToolTip in.  Then click next, and the installer will proceed to install the software into each toolbox that you select for easy drag-and-drop usage.

 

ii.  Simple Visual Studio Toolbox Access:

a.  In the Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Toolbox, it will appear in a new tab named "ASPNetToolTip", as shown below:

b.  In the Microsoft Visual Studio 2002/2003 Toolbox, it will appear in the "Components" tab, as shown below:

Option B:  Manual Visual Studio Toolbox Integration

i. Visual Studio .NET 2005:

When you have downloaded the package, unzip the assemblies ASPNetToolTip.NET2.dll to a convenient, permanent location on your hard disk.  Right click on the Visual Studio 2005 Toolbox and pick "Choose Items...".  In the new dialog, click "Browse...", then pick the appropriate assembly (see above, Option A, ii) and click "OK". You now have drag-and-drop access to ASPNetToolTip control for web application development.

ii. Visual Studio .NET 2002/2003:

When you have downloaded the package, unzip ASPNetToolTip.NET1.dll to a convenient, permanent location on your hard disk.  Right click on the Visual Studio 2002/2003 Toolbox and pick "Add/Remove Items...". In the new dialog, click "Browse...", then pick the assembly and click "OK". You now have drag-and-drop access to ASPNetToolTip control for web application development.