Enter new line in rich text memo field

[Pat]

Hi there,

I'm a bit new to Access and I'm trying to work out a way to start a new line
in a rich text memo field. When I press enter (as in word) it moves to the
next control. So far I've just been writing the entries in word then copying
and pasting into the memo field, but I'd like to be able to enter it directly
in Access.

Cheers
Pat

 

[Tom van Stiphout]

On Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:53:01 -0800, Pat

Try Ctrl+Enter

-Tom.
Microsoft Access MVP

 

[Allen Browne]

Another option would be to open the form in design view, select the text
box, and on the Other tab of the Properties box, set the Enter Key Behavior
to New Line in Field.

 

[Tom van Stiphout]

On Sat, 30 Jan 2010 12:21:18 +0800, "Allen Browne"

Correct. But I like the idea that anywhere in Windows applications
Enter clicks the default push button.

-Tom.
Microsoft Access MVP

 

[David W. Fenton]

I like the idea that anywhere in Windows applications
Enter clicks the default push button.

You and about 3 other people.

That is, practically nobody knows this. I tried implementing it in a
particular circumstance in an app recently and the clients hated it.

There has always been a fundamental conceptual problem with data
entry screens compared to dialog boxes, in that in a dialog, ENTER
always executes the default button and TAB is for moving through
fields. But we use TAB or ENTER to navigate between fields in data
entry screens.

I'm not suggesting we do anything differently, just that the ENTER
for default button is a dialog-like behavior that most people don't
expect in a data entry form.