Try tooltipshow in a custom renderer
________________________________ From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of hammer995 Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 8:19 AM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] dataTipFunction position in datagrid I have the following: <mx:DataGridColumn headerText="Acct" dataField="acct" width="50" showDataTips="true" dataTipFunction="fullAcctName"/> The fullAcctName returns a string. Unfortunately, the string is displayed right over the cell you are hovering over to get the tooltip. Is there a way to give it an offset so it doesn't block the cell? Thanks!