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    Adding fields in existing drop down menu?

    Have a drop down box with 2 fields, ie;
    Melvyl
    Scotty



    Now, boss wants to add a third field. I'm not sure how to do that without loosing the current fields.

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    You'd add the field(s) to the row source query, adjust the column count and column widths properties accordingly.
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    Though by your description, do you mean add a third record? If so, you'd add a record to the table the row source pulls from, or another value to the value list.
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    Show us what you have in the 2 examples: These will show properties of your dropdown.
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    Quote Originally Posted by davegri View Post
    Show us what you have in the 2 examples: These will show properties of your dropdown.
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    You guys are amazing. The graphic davegri provided helped me to figure out how to add more values to the drop down box, ie;
    WorldCat
    Scotty
    Berkeley
    Melvyl
    Now I need to know how to add a blank field to the drop down field to the existing combo box.

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    Either Null or "" should work, depending on what you want to do with it.
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