Navigating with Tab Button

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Todd

I have a form with several data entry boxes (combo-boxes,
text boxes, list boxes, etc).

When I'm entering data in the form, if I hit tab or enter,
I jump to another data entry box, but not necessarily to
the next one in line on the form.

What controls this? How do I make it so that hitting tab
or enter will progress the data entry user through the
boxes in the order that I want?

Any help is appreciated. Thanks!
 
Todd,

Open your form in design view then go to View - Tab Order. A dialog will appear
listing all the controls on your form and you can drag the controls in that list
to the order you want.

BTW, if you select any control and then go to properties and the Other tab, you
can set whether you can enter the field when tabbing.
 
-----Original Message-----
I have a form with several data entry boxes (combo-boxes,
text boxes, list boxes, etc).

When I'm entering data in the form, if I hit tab or enter,
I jump to another data entry box, but not necessarily to
the next one in line on the form.

What controls this? How do I make it so that hitting tab
or enter will progress the data entry user through the
boxes in the order that I want?

Any help is appreciated. Thanks!
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In Access 2000 - with the form in design view, right click
a text box. A Tab order option should apear.
 
Todd,

But just keep this in mind - computers normally start any numbering
sequence with zero (0), including this one!

Shane Andrews
 
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