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title: "Filter Tooltip"
slug: "filter-tooltip"
updated: 2022-07-05T16:01:34Z
published: 2022-07-05T16:01:34Z
canonical: "docs.preset.io/filter-tooltip"
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# Filter Tooltip

## Overview

In this article we'll learn about how to use the **Description** setting to create a filter tooltip. This setting is extremely useful to help explain the purpose of specific filters.

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## Filter Settings

The following settings options are available for these filter types:

|  | Value | Numerical Range | Time Range | Time Column | Time Grain |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Description | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| [Default values](https://docs.preset.io/docs/managing-values#default-and-multiple-values) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| [Value required](https://docs.preset.io/docs/managing-values#filter-value-is-required) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| [Select first value by default](https://docs.preset.io/docs/managing-values#select-first-filter-value-by-default) | ✔ |  |  |  |  |
| [Select multiple values](https://docs.preset.io/docs/managing-values#default-and-multiple-values) | ✔ |  |  |  |  |
| [Dynamic search](https://docs.preset.io/docs/managing-values#dynamically-search-all-filter-values) | ✔ |  |  |  |  |
| [Inverse selection](https://docs.preset.io/docs/managing-values#inverse-selection) | ✔ |  |  |  |  |

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## Filter Tooltip (Description)

          **Option is available for these Filter Types**: All

          

The Description option is used to create a tooltip icon that reveals descriptive text on cursor hover.

To use, in the **Description** field, enter a brief description of the filter.

![Configure_Description](https://cdn.document360.io/4749ddf8-aa05-4f3f-80e1-07a5d2d0f137/Images/Documentation/Configure_Description.png)

When done, select **Save**. The tooltip appears as follows:

![Description_Tooltip](https://cdn.document360.io/4749ddf8-aa05-4f3f-80e1-07a5d2d0f137/Images/Documentation/Description_Tooltip.png)

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## Related Topics

[Dashboard Filtering](/v1/docs/dashboard-filtering) [Filter Types](/v1/docs/filter-types) [Parent-child Filter](/v1/docs/hierarchal-filter) [Pre-filter Data](/v1/docs/pre-filter-data) [Sort Filter Values](/v1/docs/sort-filter-value) [Single Value Range](/v1/docs/single-value-range) Filter Tooltip [Managing Values](/v1/docs/managing-values) [Scoping a Filter](/v1/docs/scoping-a-filter) [Cross-filtering](/v1/docs/cross-filtering) [Managing Filters](/v1/docs/managing-filters)