Hint This property allows you to define the text shown in the window that pops up when the mouse pointer is placed on the Entry-Field control. Example - Define an entry-field control with a hint value screen section. ... 03 screen-1-ef-2 Entry-Field line 29.0 column 49.5 size 13.1 cells lines 4.6 cells id 19 hint "Enter your original code here" 3-d.