Editing Onboarding Tooltips

Tooltips Screen Onboarding Tooltips explain different parts of the interface and can be skipped anytime by touching the screen. There are four tooltips you can edit, each with a predetermined location.

The following fields can be edited for each tooltip in Contentful:

  • Tooltip Title

  • Tooltip Body Text

  • Tooltip Type


Steps to Editing Onboarding Tooltips

Step 1: Open the Content View

Select the Content tab in the Contentful dashboard, located in the upper-left corner of the screen. This opens the Content View.


Step 2: Open General Configurations

In the views panel on the lower-left side of the screen, select General Configurations.


Step 3: Open the Default General Configurations Template

Locate the Default Configuration Template and click to open it.


Step 4: Open OnboardingTooltip Templates

Scroll down to the Onboarding Tooltip Templates section and click to open any one of them. The four templates are linked, so opening one allows you to edit all of them.


Step 5: Edit Tooltips Fields

Inside the Onboarding Tooltip template, you’ll see three fields for each tooltip:

1. Title (required)

  • Displays as the tooltip’s title

  • Character limit: 25 characters


2. Body (required)

  • A text field where you can add body text

  • Supports basic formatting (bold, italics, bullets, etc.)

  • Character limit: 120 characters


3. Tool Type (required)

  • Choose one of five preset values

  • Each value corresponds to a preset location for one of the tooltips


Next: Scroll down and edit these fields for each of the four tooltips.


Step 6: Publish Your Changes Click the green Publish button in the upper-right corner of the screen to publish your new edits.

Note: All edits to any field in this template must be published to appear in the app.

If any required items are missing, Contentful will display an error message.

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