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MS Access Forum / New Users / June 2006Using Keyboard Up and Down Arrows with Combo Boxes
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 Try using the dropdown method: Sub cboWhatever_GotFocus() Me.cboWhatever.Dropdown End Sub  SignatureArvin Meyer, MCP, MVP Microsoft Access Free Access downloads http://www.datastrat.com http://www.mvps.org/access > 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 [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > 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 > Try using the dropdown method: > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >> >> Jack The keystroke to make the combobox drop down when it has the focus is Alt-key plus the Down Arrow key > Arvin, > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] >>> >>> Jack I have a sample database that combines spin arrows with a combo box so that you can navigate a combo box's list without dropping down the list: http://www.cadellsoftware.org/SampleDBs.htm#Cbospin SignatureKen Snell <MS ACCESS MVP> > 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 [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > 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 >I have a sample database that combines spin arrows with a combo box so that >you can navigate a combo box's list without dropping down the list: [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >> >> Jack 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. SignatureKen Snell <MS ACCESS MVP> > Ken, > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] >>> >>> 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 [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Jack 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. SignatureFred Please respond only to this newsgroup. I do not reply to personal e-mail In addition to all the other correct responses. I usually just use the F4 key to make the box drop. Mike > 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 [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Jack 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 > 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 [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Jack |
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