I'm a total newbie in Access....is there a way to format a field in a table for a phone number so that when you put the info in it automatically puts the dashes in between the area code and such?

Look at the Input Mask property.

Here's an example of using the Format property to do it for a U.S. phone number:

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You would use an input mask to restrict the type of characters that could be inputted (to prevent the use of letters, for example).

Thank you both, worked perfectly!!!

Joy:D