I added another answer since I felt this is a different question.
Anyway, perhaps the easiest way is to use tooltip. For example try the following in your
HelpRequested
event:
Dim toolTip1 As New ToolTip()
toolTip1.Show("Some text goes here", Me.Button1, 1000)
More info on ToolTip:
ToolTip Class[
^]
There are also plenty of great articles at CodeProject for different kinds of balloons etc. For example this one
Balloon Tips Galore![
^] has both c# and vb implementations. Don't know how it works with newer environments but it may be worth a try.