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@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ inputs, but they all support @key{F1}.)
* Language Help:: Help relating to international language support.
* Misc Help:: Other help commands.
* Help Files:: Commands to display auxiliary help files.
-* Help Echo:: Help on active text and tooltips.
+* Help Echo:: Help on active text and tooltips (``balloon help'').
@end menu
@iftex
@@ -634,7 +634,8 @@ Emacs (@code{describe-no-warranty}).
@cindex tooltips
@cindex balloon help
- In Emacs, stretches of active text (text that does something
+@cindex active text
+ In Emacs, stretches of @dfn{active text} (text that does something
special in response to mouse clicks or @key{RET}) often have
associated help text. This includes hyperlinks in Emacs buffers, as
well as parts of the mode line. On graphical displays, as well as