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How do you create a drop down query in Form view?

Edited on Thu 13 Mar 2008, 11:19

RE: Forms

Hi Dusko,
Thank you for the post, in answer to your question, yes you can create a drop down search list on the form.
To accomplish this you could perhaps create a 'search drop down'; which will look for the displayed item and then produce the record for that item.
Follow these steps;
1. In design view on your form, Locate both the Field List and the Toolbox.
2. Ensure both the Select Items and the Wizards button are shown as selected (coloured boarders).
3. Locate the Drop Down Field (Combo Box).
4. Click on the form in an area with sufficient space.
5. From the Combo Box wizard choose the third option "Find a record on my form based on th value I selected in my combo box."
6. Select the table or query which you wish to search, choose from the Available fields, apply a sort if required, adjust the width of the column.
7. Choose the field to store the value, insert a lable for the combo box.
Click Finish and go to Form view and test your combo box.
I hope that helps, best regards Pete

Access tip:

Change The Default Font in Access 2003

You can change the default font in Access 2003 so that whenever you create a new database your preferred font is automatically set.

To change the default font:

1.From the menu bar select Tools.
2.Click Options.
3.Go to the Datasheet tab:
4.In the Default font section select your preferred font from the list of fonts e.g. Arial.
5.Select your preferred size from the size menu e.g. 12.
6.Click Apply.

Click on the Tables/queries tab:
1.In the Query Design font section select your preferred font from the list of fonts e.g. Arial.
2.Select your preferred size from the size menu e.g. 12.
3.Click Apply.
4.Click OK.

The default font for Access has now been changed.

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