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How can I set the cursor on the first entry box ina form so that when that
page is entered the cursor is already blinking in the first box of the form?
Thanks,
EdH

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<body onLoad="document.<formname>.<fieldname>.focus()"...

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"EdH" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> How can I set the cursor on the first entry box ina form so that when that
> page is entered the cursor is already blinking in the first box of the
> form?
> Thanks,
> EdH

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Thanks!
EdH

"Murray" wrote:

> <body onLoad="document.<formname>.<fieldname>.focus()"...
>
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> "EdH" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:EB4BA39F-C87C-46C1-ACD0-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > How can I set the cursor on the first entry box ina form so that when that
> > page is entered the cursor is already blinking in the first box of the
> > form?
> > Thanks,
> > EdH
>
>
>

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You're welcome....

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set the tab order for each field under the field properties.

"EdH" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:EB4BA39F-C87C-46C1-ACD0-(E-Mail Removed)...
> How can I set the cursor on the first entry box ina form so that when that
> page is entered the cursor is already blinking in the first box of the
> form?
> Thanks,
> EdH

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I put the line of code that the "other" Murray suggested and it worked.

Are you saying that I could also have done it by setting the tab order in
the field proerties? In other words the cursor would rest on tab order 1 when
first visiting the page?

Thanks,
EdH

"Andrew Murray" wrote:

> set the tab order for each field under the field properties.
>
> "EdH" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:EB4BA39F-C87C-46C1-ACD0-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > How can I set the cursor on the first entry box ina form so that when that
> > page is entered the cursor is already blinking in the first box of the
> > form?
> > Thanks,
> > EdH
>
>
>

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No.

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"EdH" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:4177C225-3816-4532-A4A6-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I put the line of code that the "other" Murray suggested and it worked.
>
> Are you saying that I could also have done it by setting the tab order in
> the field proerties? In other words the cursor would rest on tab order 1 when
> first visiting the page?
>
> Thanks,
> EdH
>
> "Andrew Murray" wrote:
>
>> set the tab order for each field under the field properties.
>>
>> "EdH" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:EB4BA39F-C87C-46C1-ACD0-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > How can I set the cursor on the first entry box ina form so that when that
>> > page is entered the cursor is already blinking in the first box of the
>> > form?
>> > Thanks,
>> > EdH
>>
>>
>>

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