I'm not sure why you are asking this in a Reports forum...
Access tables have no order. Don't rely on records being in any particular order unless you use a query to sort them. If you think you need to retain the order they are entered, add a Date/Time field with a default value of Now().
Duane MS Access MVP
[green]Ask a great question, get a great answer.[/green] [red]Ask a vague question, get a vague answer.[/red]
[green]Find out how to get great answers faq219-2884.[/green]