In-Place Help
<html> <head> <title>In-Place Help</title> <style type="text/css"> .help { position: absolute; left: 300px; top: 20px; visibility: hidden; width: 100px; padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #f00; } form a:hover {cursor : help </style> <script type="text/javascript"> var item = null; function showHelp(newItem) { if (item) { item.style.visibility='hidden'; } item = document.getElementById(newItem); item.style.visibility='visible'; } </script> </head> <body> <form> <a href="javascript:showHelp('item1')" alt="get help">click me to read help</a><BR> <a href="javascript:showHelp('item2')" alt="get help">click me to read help</a> </form> <div id="item1" class="help">help for the first item.</div> <div id="item2" class="help">help for the second item.</div> </body> </html>