Add Custom Hint Text to Combo Box in MS Access

In this Microsoft Access tutorial, I will show you how to add "Select One" or custom hint text to a combo box before user selection. This tutorial covers using VBA, creating a union query for fake records, and implementing a before update event to ensure correct user input.

Ludwig from Dessel, Belgium (a Platinum Member) asks: Can you do this [Text Box Hints] with combo boxes?

Prerequisites

• Text Box Hints
• Intro to VBA
• SQL with Access
• Union Query
• Before Update

Links

• Ludwig's Question

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