Use Enter Key to Move to Next Record in Access

In this Microsoft Access tutorial, I will show you how to use the Enter key instead of the Tab key to move to the next record in a form. We will cover how to create command buttons and set up default properties to trigger form navigation without any programming.

Ludwig from Dessel, Belgium (a Platinum) asks: Hi, how can I navigate through the records in a form using the Enter key instead of the Tab key? Is there a video on this, possibly with VBA code as an event procedure or something similar? My boss is acting strange again about how it goes faster with the Enter key instead of the Tab key.

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Prerequisites

• Access Beginner 1
• Command Buttons
• Default Button

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• Access Beginner 2

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