The invention relates to a method, a computer program product and a device for providing user information relating to a screen object selected by a user with a pointer tool within a graphical user interface. In order to provide the most comprehensive assistance possible to a user when operating the pointer tool, the following method steps are proposed: detecting the selected screen object, continuously registering the position of the selected screen object within the graphical user interface while the screen object is being moved by the user by means of the pointer tool, displaying a window which follows the position of the selected screen object and contains text-based information which is dependent on the position of the selected screen object.