TEXT BOX Text - Insert/Overwrite mode

[mikelt]

When a text or memo box receives focus, how do you PREVENT all the text in the text or memo box from being selected such that when you type a single character&nbsp;&nbsp;the whole text in the text or memo box gets replaced with the single character just typed.<br><br>What I would like to be in Insert mode so that any typing is added to the text or memo box text.<br><br>Any ideas please !!

 

[kathryn]

Check out the topic &quot;SelLength, SelStart, SelText Properties&quot; in Access Help.&nbsp;&nbsp;I think that is just what you are looking for.&nbsp;&nbsp;Sorry I don't have time to go into detail.&nbsp;&nbsp; <p>Kathryn<br><a href=mailto: > </a><br><a href= > </a><br>

 

[BrookeSmith]

I had a similar problem. I had a form that one user might input and another might read and by accidentlly tabing into the field it was easily mistakenly changed.&nbsp;&nbsp;What i did was have the form open in &quot;Snapshot&quot; rather than &quot;dynaset&quot;.&nbsp;&nbsp;You can search but not make any changes on this form. I put a &quot;edit&quot; command button on this form that opens the particular record on an identical looking form to the user that is a &quot;dynaset&quot;. then any changes are permanent.&nbsp;&nbsp;Kind of awkward but the users are happy.