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    How to create a Chart

    Hello, I need to know how to create a chart that has more than 6 fields. In the chart wizard it will not let me pick more than 6 fields per chart. When I look up help it talks about using global charts but I can't find out how to select global charts. I have a chart already made in Excel can...
  2. chasmith17

    How to Create Charts

    Hello, I need to know how to create a chart that has more than 6 fields. In the chart wizard it will not let me pick more than 6 fields per chart. When I look up help it talks about using global charts but I can't find out how to select global charts. I have a chart already made in Excel can...
  3. chasmith17

    Main Switchboard resize problems

    Hello, It seems when I change my Main Switchboard to maximize upon opening it just displays a blank screen. I can see the switchboard if I go into design mode, but I can't get it to display in normal mode anymore. I have even undone the changes that I have made to the Switchboard and still...
  4. chasmith17

    Option button

    Hello, I have a parts database that has Part desc., Part number, and part location feilds. Also I have a few categories where the parts belong to that are designated by Option buttons. I would like to know how to setup a form to search by parts that belong to a category? For instance when I...
  5. chasmith17

    Tracking number changes in fields of a form

    Hello, Can someone advise me on how to track changes in fields of a form. For example if I enter a value in a field on my form for one record and then the next time I enter a value in that same field on the same form but using a different record, how can I setup where I can either see what the...
  6. chasmith17

    Linking calculated fields to a control source

    Hello, I have 6 time fields that sum to a total time field in a form and I want to tie that into a Control Source called "Time Spent Hour". Can someone tell me what experession I need to type in the Control source box? Right now it looks like this: =([timehr...
  7. chasmith17

    viewing tabs on form upon opening

    hello, I can't figure out how to set my form up to view the tabs when I open the form. Currently when I open the form I have to scroll up to see the tabs. Is there a way I can set it up to show the tabs upon opening without having to scroll up?
  8. chasmith17

    How to make scroll bars work

    Hello, Can anyone tell me how to make scroll bars work on forms. They work fine in design mode mode, just can't figure out how to make them work in Form View. Thanks,
  9. chasmith17

    Drop down list in alpabetic order

    Hello, I have a form that has a drop down menu and when I pick from the list it fills in the rest of the fields in the form. I can't get the list to display in alphabetic order. It seems to go in the order that I enter the records. I have changed the order in the table and it is fine there...
  10. chasmith17

    How to make combo box in my form control subform

    Hello, I have a combo box in my form that has asset ID's. When I select the asset ID it comes up with a few fields describing the asset. Then I have a subform with that has repair info. like problem, repair description, status of repair, and time spent. Here's what I am trying to do... When I...
  11. chasmith17

    Help with Query

    I have created an asset inventory db and I want to search the description field in my form. I cannot get the query to work right. Can anyone tell me how to make this work? Thanks,
  12. chasmith17

    Tab index in a form

    I am having a strange problem, I can't get the tab index to save the index number I enter. When I enter the order number I want for my fields in this form it reverts back to the previous tab index value. I have never had trouble with this in the past. Help...
  13. chasmith17

    [b]How to make required fields highlighted[/b]

    Hello, Can anyone tell me how to make required fields in forms highlighted and to change the standard Microsoft Access error message when that field is null? Thanks in advance.
  14. chasmith17

    Using multiple Record sources for one form

    Hello, I cannot figure out how to use 2 different tables for one form. I have a tab control form with 3 different pages and I can only get 2 of the pages on the form from one table. The 3rd page needs to use another table but I can only set the record source to one table at a time. Is this...

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