Move Focus to Different Field on New Record in Access

In this Microsoft Access tutorial, I will show you how to move the focus to a different field when navigating to a new record. Learn to enhance user experience by setting default focus fields using VBA code and the On Current event, ensuring seamless data entry without accidental overwrites.

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Prerequisites

• Intro to VBA
• SetFocus
• On Current

Links

• Example from Kevin
• Tab Stop, Order, Cycle
• If Then

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