simple mouseover hint Q?

[wolf]

This may be simple enough but I can't seem to find it anywhere.
When the mouse is over a form element, how do I display a "hint" of a short text message just above the element, like what IE does in taskbar and quicklaunch?

[x_goose_x]

http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex1/popit.htm

[wolf]

exactly what I need!