you can use the ALT attribute to get that effect for images, not sure 
about text thoug./

> -----Original Message-----
> From: jamal73@a... [mailto:jamal73@a...]
> Sent: 10 January 2001 18:03
> To: html_code_clinic@p...
> Subject: [html_code_clinic] Re: How Can I Create A Label?
> 
> 
> Hello Mr. Imar,
> What I mean by a label is that onMouseOver a text or an image , a 
> description of the text or the image appers. 
> Please let me hear from you. Sorry for my english. I am from Belgium.
> Sincerelly
> Jamal
> 
> On Mon, 08 January 2001, Imar Spaanjaars wrote:
> > 
> > What do you mean by a label?? A tooltip?
> > 
> > In all browsers you can add one by using ALT="Some Text" 
> This only works on 
> > images. <img src="image.gif" alt="a label">
> > 
> > In Internet Explorer you can use the title attribute. This 
> works for lot's 
> > of elements, including DIV's and TD's for example.
> > <TD TITLE="A tooltip">
> > 
> > This will make a tooltip pop up when you hover over the <TD>
> > 
> > HtH
> > 
> > Imar
> > 
> > 
> > At 05:13 PM 1/8/2001 +0000, you wrote:
> > >Hello Friends,
> > >Merry Xmas and Happy New Year.
> > >How can I create a label on texts and images?
> > >Sincerelly,
> > >Jamal Hamza.