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    rthakral is offline Advanced Beginner
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    How do you create a Macro to open up a form to a specific text field?


    This question is being asked by my coworker:

    How do you create a macro to open up a form to a specific text field?

    Thanks!

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    You want form to open with focus on a specific control? One way is to set the TabOrder property of the controls. A control that is enabled and visible with TabOrder of 0 will get focus when the form opens. No code is involved. This is a property setting of controls.
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