Putting a Combo Box in the main field of a Form in Design View

[RuralGuy]

A ComboBox suggests to the user that they can change something. I propose changing it to a TextBox and simply use the Click event to bring up the Patients form. Even better, put a CommandButton next to the TextBox to do the work. Click events are not intuitive enough.

[RuffianRan]

hmm..we haven't gotten to those yet. I guess I should wait and see what we learn in Tutorials 9-12. Of course, they don't actually say that they're looking for any more than it's already doing. I'm just being picky. I always want to know "Why?", that's just me. Shoot, I don't even know if I'll use Access after this class! :-\

Outlook is supposed to give me an audio notification when I have an email telling me someone commented on the thread but it's not doing it's job

[RuralGuy]

This is what I was trying to describe.

[RuffianRan]

uh, no, now I can't type in any Patient Name and if I type in a Visit ID it does nothing but disable the "Select Visit" Combo Box in the Header! Idk, I guess that specific CB does what it's supposed to and I should just leave it at that. I have a new week of schoolwork to work on and if I get that done early I have to work on my Imaginary Equine Hospital. I thought since I had a day or two free that I could find out why it didn't do what I thought it was supposed to do. That's no longer the question so I'll have to let it be. Thank you for your help and patience.

[RuralGuy]

We tried. Good luck with your project.

[RuffianRan]

Thanks, I'll need it!