Using Keyboard Up and Down Arrows with Combo Boxes

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Jack G

In most Windows Applications with combobox-like dialogs, you can start
typing in the box and after a few letters use the keyboard up and down
arrows to select the specific entry you want from the list. With my Access
(2003) combo boxes, I have to reach for the mouse and hit the down arrow on
the combo box to display the list. Is there a setting or property I could
change to get the behavior that would let me keep my hands on the keyboard?

Thanks for any help.

Jack
 
Arvin,

That's almost what I'm looking for, except I'd prefer it if the list would
not drop down until I strike the arrow key. But if I can't find a way to do
that, this should work for me, too. Thanks for the help.

Jack
 
Ken,

Thanks for the reply. But when I click on ' cboSpin 2002.zip' I only get a
little icon, no zip file. I'm not sure if it's a problem with my Outlook or
if it can't find the file.

Jack
 
In most Windows Applications with combobox-like dialogs, you can start
typing in the box and after a few letters use the keyboard up and down
arrows to select the specific entry you want from the list. With my Access
(2003) combo boxes, I have to reach for the mouse and hit the down arrow on
the combo box to display the list. Is there a setting or property I could
change to get the behavior that would let me keep my hands on the keyboard?

Thanks for any help.

Jack
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Code the Combo box Enter event:
Me![ComboName].Dropdown

The box will drop-down as soon as you enter it. You can type the first
few characters and then use the arrow keys as needed.
 
The keystroke to make the combobox drop down when it has the focus is
Alt-key plus the Down Arrow key
 
You should get the option of opening or saving the zip file when you click
on the cboSpin 2002.zip hyperlink. Save the file to your hard drive, then
you can unzip it.
 
In addition to all the other correct responses. I usually just use the F4
key to make the box drop.

Mike
 
Thanks to all for the great feedback. I've decided that what will work best
in my project is to use the Dropdown method with the OnDirty event. That way
when I'm just tabbing through the fields, nothing distracting happens, but
if I start to edit, the dropdown appears.

Jack
 
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