Impress: creating interaction to simulate a tooltip inside a running presentation

[Iluvatar]

I want to create a specific type of interaction in a running Impress presentation.
It is best described as simulating the action of a ‘tooltip’ in webpages. Tooltip definition

During a presentation I want to hover the pointer over (or click on ) a shape (not an object) to initiate another animation. For example, this could be making a text box appear which gives an explanation of the highlighted shape.

I am avoiding using ‘objects’ as these are required to be ‘OLE objects’ and not really required for the application.

When the pointer is moved, or the shape is clicked a second time, the animated text box disappears.

I would prefer this functionality to be non-sequential i.e. can be done at any time on a shape.

Is Impress able to achieve this ? Is it limited to sequential action of shape interactions?

Please send me your thoughts?

[Iluvatar]

Thank you @Hrbrgr. You have inspired me to experiment. As a consequence I wish to rephrase my question…

I have looked at object Animations and Interactions; particularly ‘Action at mouse click’ and the ‘Go to page or object option’. I can’t see the relationship between the latter and the object targeted.

My aim is as follows:
Say I have 2 objects on a slide. I want to start that presentation by clicking on the 1st (visible) object. I then want this to start an animation which make the 2nd object appear (on that click).

This not a simple ‘make it appear in order clicks’ sequence, as there is more to the story.

Does that make sense to anyone?

[Hrbrgr]

…a shape (not an object)…

IMHO a shape is an object. Distinction:
Shapes, Textboxes etc. are objects
OLE objects are OLE objects

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Workaround → Tooltips

Use Form controls.
Draw your forms.
Choose View>Toolbars>Form Controls from the menu.
Click the “Design Mode” icon.
Click the “Label” icon and use the mouse to draw a label, approximately the size of your shape.
Slide the Label over a Shape.
Click the “Form Design” icon, and then click the “Control Properties” icon in the “Form Design” toolbar.
In the “Properties: Label Field” dialog, enter the following changes:

79417 Impress Tooltip.odp (15,1 KB)