I am farly new to Access and I am trying to set up a Database for my Family History. I have set up a Key Field to show a reference number for each individual, the problem I have is that when I try to enter a ref. no in the format "2xGrGF-0001" whilst it displays correctly on entry when I move to the next field it reverts to all uppercase "2XGRGF" also appears as this on printouts. Could anyone please assist in solving the problem.