Is there a way when I make a combo drop down list, and in the list are a lot
of names, is there a way that I should be able to type for E.G. the letter
"r" and it should jump to the names starting with a "r".

Use a combobox from the control toolbox.

Set its .matchentry property to fmMatchEntryFirstLetter
(And .style to fmStyleDropDownList)

art wrote:

Is there a way when I make a combo drop down list, and in the list are a lot
of names, is there a way that I should be able to type for E.G. the letter
"r" and it should jump to the names starting with a "r".

--

Dave Peterson

Thanks, but I'm not so great in programing, I don't understand what you
wrote. Anyhow I think you mean I should use the control combo down list, but
I used the combo down from the "forms" not from the "control". I don't know
how to write VBA. Please help.

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

Use a combobox from the control toolbox.

Set its .matchentry property to fmMatchEntryFirstLetter
(And .style to fmStyleDropDownList)

art wrote:

Is there a way when I make a combo drop down list, and in the list are a lot
of names, is there a way that I should be able to type for E.G. the letter
"r" and it should jump to the names starting with a "r".

--

Dave Peterson

add a combobox from the control toolbox,
then with the macro code that your existing forms combobox calls, note the
macro name:
EG.
sub macro1()
bla bla bla
end sub

in theabove the macro name is "macro1"

If you click on the design view icon then double click the contol combobox
you just added.
Place Call "Macro Name" in there.
this should run the current macro that yopu are using for the forms
combobox.

Then while in design mode, click on the properties icon when highlighting
the contol combobox.
Then look down the list for the :
..matchentry property
pick as per what Dave posted
then go scroll to the
style to fmStyleDropDownList
and pick the Dave posted item also.
Exit diesign mode and your done.

Corey....
"art" wrote in message
...
Thanks, but I'm not so great in programing, I don't understand what you
wrote. Anyhow I think you mean I should use the control combo down list,
but
I used the combo down from the "forms" not from the "control". I don't
know
how to write VBA. Please help.

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

Use a combobox from the control toolbox.

Set its .matchentry property to fmMatchEntryFirstLetter
(And .style to fmStyleDropDownList)

art wrote:

Is there a way when I make a combo drop down list, and in the list are
a lot
of names, is there a way that I should be able to type for E.G. the
letter
"r" and it should jump to the names starting with a "r".

--

Dave Peterson

And just to add to Corey's response.

You'll probably want to change the .listfillrange and .linkedcell, too.

The .listfillrange will work like the input range of the Forms dropdown.

The .linkedcell will work like the cell link.

But instead of getting an index into the input range, the linked cell will
contain the value you want.

Corey wrote:

add a combobox from the control toolbox,
then with the macro code that your existing forms combobox calls, note the
macro name:
EG.
sub macro1()
bla bla bla
end sub

in theabove the macro name is "macro1"

If you click on the design view icon then double click the contol combobox
you just added.
Place Call "Macro Name" in there.
this should run the current macro that yopu are using for the forms
combobox.

Then while in design mode, click on the properties icon when highlighting
the contol combobox.
Then look down the list for the :
.matchentry property
pick as per what Dave posted
then go scroll to the
style to fmStyleDropDownList
and pick the Dave posted item also.
Exit diesign mode and your done.

Corey....
"art" wrote in message
...
Thanks, but I'm not so great in programing, I don't understand what you
wrote. Anyhow I think you mean I should use the control combo down list,
but
I used the combo down from the "forms" not from the "control". I don't
know
how to write VBA. Please help.

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

Use a combobox from the control toolbox.

Set its .matchentry property to fmMatchEntryFirstLetter
(And .style to fmStyleDropDownList)

art wrote:

Is there a way when I make a combo drop down list, and in the list are
a lot
of names, is there a way that I should be able to type for E.G. the
letter
"r" and it should jump to the names starting with a "r".

--

Dave Peterson


--

Dave Peterson

It didn't work the first part. How am I supposed to do first. After I made
from the control toolbar a combo dropdown list where am I supposed to put the
?Macro name?? And what should put "macro name" or the name of the macro?
Please help, I'm not so familiar with programming.

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

And just to add to Corey's response.

You'll probably want to change the .listfillrange and .linkedcell, too.

The .listfillrange will work like the input range of the Forms dropdown.

The .linkedcell will work like the cell link.

But instead of getting an index into the input range, the linked cell will
contain the value you want.

Corey wrote:

add a combobox from the control toolbox,
then with the macro code that your existing forms combobox calls, note the
macro name:
EG.
sub macro1()
bla bla bla
end sub

in theabove the macro name is "macro1"

If you click on the design view icon then double click the contol combobox
you just added.
Place Call "Macro Name" in there.
this should run the current macro that yopu are using for the forms
combobox.

Then while in design mode, click on the properties icon when highlighting
the contol combobox.
Then look down the list for the :
.matchentry property
pick as per what Dave posted
then go scroll to the
style to fmStyleDropDownList
and pick the Dave posted item also.
Exit diesign mode and your done.

Corey....
"art" wrote in message
...
Thanks, but I'm not so great in programing, I don't understand what you
wrote. Anyhow I think you mean I should use the control combo down list,
but
I used the combo down from the "forms" not from the "control". I don't
know
how to write VBA. Please help.

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

Use a combobox from the control toolbox.

Set its .matchentry property to fmMatchEntryFirstLetter
(And .style to fmStyleDropDownList)

art wrote:

Is there a way when I make a combo drop down list, and in the list are
a lot
of names, is there a way that I should be able to type for E.G. the
letter
"r" and it should jump to the names starting with a "r".

--

Dave Peterson


--

Dave Peterson

In design mode double click the command button, and look to see where your
flashing cursor is.
This is where you place the code.


Corey....
"art" wrote in message
...
It didn't work the first part. How am I supposed to do first. After I made
from the control toolbar a combo dropdown list where am I supposed to put
the
?Macro name?? And what should put "macro name" or the name of the macro?
Please help, I'm not so familiar with programming.

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

And just to add to Corey's response.

You'll probably want to change the .listfillrange and .linkedcell, too.

The .listfillrange will work like the input range of the Forms dropdown.

The .linkedcell will work like the cell link.

But instead of getting an index into the input range, the linked cell
will
contain the value you want.

Corey wrote:

add a combobox from the control toolbox,
then with the macro code that your existing forms combobox calls, note
the
macro name:
EG.
sub macro1()
bla bla bla
end sub

in theabove the macro name is "macro1"

If you click on the design view icon then double click the contol
combobox
you just added.
Place Call "Macro Name" in there.
this should run the current macro that yopu are using for the forms
combobox.

Then while in design mode, click on the properties icon when
highlighting
the contol combobox.
Then look down the list for the :
.matchentry property
pick as per what Dave posted
then go scroll to the
style to fmStyleDropDownList
and pick the Dave posted item also.
Exit diesign mode and your done.

Corey....
"art" wrote in message
...
Thanks, but I'm not so great in programing, I don't understand what
you
wrote. Anyhow I think you mean I should use the control combo down
list,
but
I used the combo down from the "forms" not from the "control". I
don't
know
how to write VBA. Please help.

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

Use a combobox from the control toolbox.

Set its .matchentry property to fmMatchEntryFirstLetter
(And .style to fmStyleDropDownList)

art wrote:

Is there a way when I make a combo drop down list, and in the list
are
a lot
of names, is there a way that I should be able to type for E.G.
the
letter
"r" and it should jump to the names starting with a "r".

--

Dave Peterson


--

Dave Peterson