Access 2003 - binding controls

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Access online training states that I should be able to
1 . click on a control in toolbox
2. click on a field on the field list
3 . drag and drop it on to the form and it will be bound

When I try it in my own database the control that is created is unbound.

What am i doing wrong?
 
Dragging a field from the field list to the form will create a bound text
box. Dragging a control from the toolbox to the form will not create a bound
control. If you've already added the unbound control. look at its
properties, and set its ControlSource property.
 
Hi

You can simply drag a field from the field list into the form design and it
will be bound.
Or, if you create an unbound control. Open the properties box of the
control (right click) and then select the field you want to bind it to from
the drop down list - Data Column - Control Source
 
Hi lab,

You need to open both the toolbox, and the field list 'windows'. Those
windows can be opened in the 'view' menu.

Then, you can click on a control in the toolbox (combo box for example).
Then left click and drag FROM THE FIELD LIST window the field you want to
bind to the control (combo box) you selected in the toolbox. Drop it in your
form.

Seems to work fine for me.

CW

PS: If you are still having trouble, which control are you choosing in the
toolbox? It probably doesn't work for every control (for example, a subform
control I doubt could be bound to a single field).
 
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