Instantly Update Access Form Field Calculations

In this Microsoft Access tutorial, I will show you how to immediately update calculations on a form when any single field is updated, ensuring your form data is always accurate and up-to-date.

Brady from Kirkland, Washington (a Silver Member) asks: I'm using your invoicing database for my business, and it's been very helpful; thank you. However, whenever someone changes a quantity or a unit price, the total on the bottom doesn't update until I leave the record. This can be confusing because if someone types in 100 for the quantity and they don't think to leave the record, they look down below and see a price that isn't right, and they might quote that on the phone with the customer. So, how can I make it so that anytime any field is changed, the total updates?

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Prerequisites

• Intro to VBA
• Invoicing
• After Update

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