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    Breeves22 is offline Novice
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    Using a combo box or check boxes to enable/disable multiple fields

    Good morning to you all,



    I am fairly new to access (only been at it for about three weeks) and while i have been able to figure out most things and created a working database for my company there are still a few things that i could use some help on to make it run smoother.

    At the moment i have a combo box that allows users to select what type of work is being undertaken (Simple, Complex, Stairlift) and further down the form are three headings called works progress (one for each item in the combo box)

    under these headings there are various text boxes, check boxes and controls that the user fills in to give an accurate picture as to how the works are progressing.

    What i would like to do is to have all of the boxes and controls disabled until the corresponding item in the combo box is selected.

    For example when a user selects simple from the combo box it enables all of the controls relating to simple schemes while leaving everything for complex and stairlifts disabled.

    however i am unsure how to do this and any help would be greatly appreciated.

    If it is easier i could make the combo box into various check boxes

    Thankyou for your time

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    pbaldy is offline Who is John Galt?
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    This should get you started:

    http://www.baldyweb.com/ConditionalVisibility.htm

    Depending on how many controls there are, you might also consider a loop of all controls that uses the Tag property to decide which to enable.
    Paul (wino moderator)
    MS Access MVP 2007-2019
    www.BaldyWeb.com

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    Breeves22 is offline Novice
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    Thankyou very much Sir.

    Your help is greatly appreciated in this matter

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    Happy to help.
    Paul (wino moderator)
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