By "box" do you mean "form"?  Setting up an Access application to do what
you want will take quite some time in terms of research and learning which
is why I suggested Northwind.  If you study it and find out how the various
methods used achieve the functionality then this will help you to design
your own app.

I know it's not the answer you wanted but Access isn't like the other Office
apps in that it has quite a steep learning curve.  Having said that, if you
design a basic form then you could use the built-in "filter by form" utility
to find and filter for records.

Good luck and please post back if you have specific questions. :-)
Keith.
www.keithwilby.com