Let us do that first by selecting all fields and then go to the Arrange tab. You can see that combo box is created but it is not aligned to other field. Here you have different option for data let us select the 2 nd option wherein, we will add the values and click Next.Įnter the values you want to be displayed in the drop-down list and click Next.Įnter the label for your combo box and click Finish. Now, draw the combo box where you want and when you release your mouse then you will see the Combo Box Wizard dialog box. Let us now select Use Control Wizards option from the Controls menu and then Select the Combo Box Control from the menu as shown in the following screenshot. Once the Phone Type field is deleted, go to the Design tab. Select the Phone Type field and press delete. Let us now go to the Design View for this form. This information should be available in the dropdown list and the user need not type this information. We now want to create a combo box for Phone type because we know that phone type should be either Home, Cell or Work. We have created a form for an employee as shown in the following screenshot. Let us now take a simple example of creating a combo box. In this way, the combo box control combines the features of a text box and a list box.A combo box also gives you the ability to enter a value that is not in the list.The list is hidden until you click the drop-down arrow.
The combo box control provides a more compact way to present a list of choices.Combo BoxĪ combo box is an object or control which contains a drop-down list of values that the user can select from.
#EDIT COMBO BOX WORD 2013 HOW TO#
In this chapter, we will cover how to create a combo box in Access. A list control can connect to existing data, or it can display fixed values that you enter when you create the control. A list of choices also helps ensure that the value entered in a field is appropriate. When you enter data in any form, it can be quicker and easier to select a value from a list than to remember a value to type.
0 kommentar(er)
