how do I add notes in a particular field (like in excel)?

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I need to add a note in a field that I created (like you can do in excel).
Is it possible to do in Access without adding a new field?
 
You could always create a screen tip that will act much like the comment
fields in excel. When you hover over the field the screen tip will show up.
Just go to the fields properties, click the "Other" tab, and thrid from the
bottom is the ControlTipText field. Whatever you type in there will show up
as your "comment".

Hope this helps.

Aaron G
Philadelphia, PA
 
You will need another field. You should use a form to enter information.
You can choose to show or hide the Comments text box on the form. For
instance, you could have a View Comments command button that would make the
text box visible. That's just one of many options.
 
I forgot about that.

Aaron G said:
You could always create a screen tip that will act much like the comment
fields in excel. When you hover over the field the screen tip will show
up.
Just go to the fields properties, click the "Other" tab, and thrid from
the
bottom is the ControlTipText field. Whatever you type in there will show
up
as your "comment".

Hope this helps.

Aaron G
Philadelphia, PA
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That may not be what bluangie has in mind. If you put a ControlTip on a
field, you'll get the same comment for every field. That's not the same as
Excel, where you can attach a separate comment to each cell.

If the intent is to allow different comments for different rows, then
Bruce's solution is probably correct.
 
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