I have designed a subform for entering data, but when i type the first field
data and press the enter key, the text typed disappears and the cursor
remains in this field. If I press the TAB the text reappears and the cursor
moves to the next field etc.  The field is a text type ...

I didn't see a separate "switchboard" topic so I'll put this here. If there
is a better place let me know.
I thought if you made a switchboard the "default" in switchboard manager it
would autorun when you opened a database. It doesn't. How do I make it

I currently have a field called customer problem in which i record data about
their related machines.
When a customer first reports a problem is it possible to save and update so
that this field now becomes blank and it saves the new record into a tabbed

I have a table consisting approx 400 records.  Fields are Institution
Code; Name; Address.
The code is Letter followed by 2 digit number e.g. A20, B40, C25.
I have had a request from a colleague who wishes to create a new record

Hi
I have a simple data entry form with 4 fields.  How do i get Access to move
to a new (blank) form when i need to enter a new record?  The navigation
buttons are not highlighted etc.

Can anyone help with this, im sure very simple, problem?
Im stuck in my Access data entry form and cannot enter or navigate to the
next blank record.  Ive checked the controls as suggested below but to no
avail.

I have a form with 9 unbound text boxes on it. A query links to each of these
text boxes on the form. So, if you want to search for job number 110, you
then enter 110 into the relevant text box, click my search button and a form
will return the relevant results.

Sometimes if I open a form in design view, then I save as another form name
and then I get the following error message.
This error happens in Win 98 and Win XP.
"This program has performed illegal operation and will be shut down"

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i have two combo boxes  'category' and 'capacity'
the data in  first combo box 'category' is as follows
category-A

Is it possible when user enters date in date1 textbox cursor
automatically jump to date2 text box. My settings are as follows:
input mask 00/00/00
format property mm/dd/yy

I created a query based in another query and a table; when i want to
create a report based in this quey with the wizard the fields of the
query doesn't show so i can't create the report. Any idea what's wrong?
Thanks.

I have a continuous form called “Ledger Transactions to be deleted” that
displays one or more transactions for a given client.
The user can set a flag on a selected transaction to denote that the
transaction is to be marked for deletion.

I need to reference  a field on main form to a field on a sub form.
I have used a web site, MVPS I believe, to find these listed.
I would appreciate a pointer to that table rather than ask an
individual question.

I work with a large and rather complex database which is used by a number of
organisations. I didn't make it and some its workings are a mystery to me.
Sometimes very odd things happen. For example, there are a number of
different 'forms' in it. One of them requires the user to ...

I posted this message earlier today, but I've subsequently come across
some new information that might be helpful in the troubleshooting
process.
When I use the Command Button Wizard to add a Command Button to one of