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Expert: Scottgem - 4/13/2009


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I am using Access 2007. There are several columns of information. One column (regions of the country like northwest, southwest, northeast etc)is inputted with one of these possibilities. When the data were in excel as soon as I started typing one of the possible choices in the column the program would fill in the rest. How can I get it to work this way in Access 2007?

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First, all interaction with tables should be done via forms, not directly into the table. From there you can use a combobox control to present a list of choices. You can set the AutoExpand property to Yes to simulate the auto complete from Excel.

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Scott<>
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