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If k=3, then I would like the following to say "Sine Curve, k=3" when you hover over the output of the Tooltip command:

Tooltip[Sin[k*x], "Sine Curve, k=", TooltipStyle -> FontSize -> 16]

I have made a number of attempts, using pure functions and substitutions, but none delivered the output I want. The ultimate goal is to put this into a Manipulate where k is a user selectable value and the Sin[k x] function is plotted.

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String manipulation like in jVincent's answer is nice, but I normally prefer to combine these types of elements using Row:

Manipulate[
 Plot[Tooltip[Sin[k x], Row[{"Sine Curve, k=", k}]], {x, 0, 4 Pi}], 
      {k, 1, 5}]

For more complicated objects, it just normally ends up being neater. Maybe my preference comes from having to work with RowBox and MakeExpression too much...
Aside: I would also use "\[VeryThinSpace]\[LongEqual]\[VeryThinSpace]" instead of just "=",
it looks nicer:
example
and in Mathematica, "=" is normally associated with Set.

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  • $\begingroup$ Thank you, I do like the way this looks. Especially when you are presenting larger fonts on a projector screen! $\endgroup$
    – Joseph
    Jan 6, 2013 at 14:42
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You can insert the value into the tooltip using ToString:

Manipulate[
 Plot[Tooltip[Sin[k x], "Sine Curve, k=" <> ToString[k]], {x, 0, 4 \[Pi]}],
 {k, 1, 5}]
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    $\begingroup$ This is exactly I was looking for, Thank you very much! $\endgroup$
    – Joseph
    Dec 21, 2012 at 20:10

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