You can do this if you use a combobox from the control toolbox instead of
DV.

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HTH

Bob Phillips

"osaka78" wrote in message
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hi
i have created a validation list with more then 500 name, but when i try
to
find a particual name i have to go through all of them . is it possblie to
write the first alphabitic letter in the list and the drow down list will
point to that particual name e.g if the name in the list is Mark S. Mark
can
i write only Ma to find all Names start with Ma