Assisting Data Entry
You can do a lot to help make sure the user of your application enters correct data by using data macros and by defining default values, input masks, and validation rules. But what can you do if the default values come from a related table? How can you assist a user who needs to enter a value that’s not in the row source of a combo box? How do you make the display text in a hyperlink more readable? Is there a way you can make it easier for your user to pick dates and times? And how do you help the user edit linked picture files? You can find the answers to these questions in the following sections.
Filling In Related Data
The tblContactProducts table in the Conrad Systems Contacts database (Contacts.accdb) has a SoldPrice field ...
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