Combo Boxes..

[Lucy Spence]

Hello... I am very new to using Access and need some instruction on how to set up combo boxes,and drop down boxes. Thanks ..

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[Guest]

Hi Lucy,

First, I suggest that you not include your personal contact information in
newsgroup posts.

Combo boxes can be used to assist the user with data entry, by allowing them
to pick a value from a list instead of having to type it in. This is done
with a bound combo box. We call a combo box bound if the control source
property specifies a field.

An unbound combo box does not have a control source. One use for an unbound
combo box would be to assist the user in finding a given record. I have a
tutorial available on this topic, if you'd like to give it a try:

Using A Combo Box To Find A Record
http://www.access.qbuilt.com/html/find_a_record.html


Tom Wickerath
Microsoft Access MVP

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