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Header Row in Combo Boxes
Carl Byerley 
      
3 years ago
I have several combo boxes that display several fields. I want to have a header row to display in my combo box to label the fields. What is the best way to do this?
Carl Byerley OP  @Reply  
      
3 years ago

Scott Axton  @Reply  
        
3 years ago
I don't remember why but Rick doesn't recommend doing it. (Maybe just personal preference?)

That being said in the properties for the combo box under the Format Tab choose the Column Heads and change it to yes.
What ever your field name is is what is displayed.  
If it doesn't display they way you want it you could Alias the name in a query and make it display differently.
See the Alias video if you don't know how.
Carl Byerley OP  @Reply  
      
3 years ago
Thanks Scott, I know it is not to protocol but it is what I need in this case, Works good
Scott Axton  @Reply  
        
3 years ago
No problem.  Glad that it works for you!
Thing about it is, * It's your database!  You get to make it yours and display things the way you want to. *
Carl Byerley OP  @Reply  
      
3 years ago
Yes, normally I would have listened to Rich's preference, My combo box is formatted by customer ID and because each customer has multiple locations I need to display additional information in the drop down on the combo box, and there are 8 fields I need to display in order to make sure I am selecting the correct on. So I need to see the labels.

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