You would normally leave the filter property blank in a saved report. Use the
where condition in the DoCmd.OpenReport method to set the property.
Dim strWhere as String
strWhere = "PM_Name='Smith' OR Owner_Name='Smith'"
DoCmd.OpenReport "rptYourReport", acPreview, , strWhere

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Duane Hookom
Microsoft Access MVP
> Simple question: How do I change the filter in the properties tab to do an
> "or" filter:
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> Thanks!