I am a beginner in using access, if this question has already been asked and answered, I was not able to find it. I am trying to mechanize a manual /excel processing of walking dogs. My question is: I have a form linked to the main table, an individual has to enter a month and day for each record in the table. I already have a form for data entry using Me!LastWalk.DefaultValue = """" & Me!LastWalk & """" in the after update property for this field in the form. This works fine if you enter info in every field. The new form already has the information displayed except for month and date. I want to enter the month and date in the first record and it would be retained for the next record and if necessary allow for the date to be changed. I do not want to enter the month and date every time if they are the same. Thanks for any help.