A bound control is "linked" to a table or query field so that if the underlying data is altered the control can reflect the changes, or it can be used to modify the values in the field that it's bound to (assuming the record is updatable. An unbound control is not linked to any field. If it is used to add data to a table it must be done indirectly. Unbound controls are often used to display calculated or concatenated values amongst other uses.
Last edited by Micron; 10-12-2017 at 06:07 PM.
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