i have a form that updates anthology info.

i have a control where i specify the anthology title i am applying the stories against.

then i have a trio of controls title/author/rating that represent one new record to be added to my query. However adding 1 record for an anthology is no good to me. the whole point of the form is so that i can enter several titles against a single anthology i specify. When i copy the trio of controls & paste them (they represent a new record) they end up reflecting whatever i have typed in the first trio of controls (or the first record info)

how do i get around this problem?

You need to use a subform to add the records for the stories in the anthology.

I’ve done as you’ve advised thanks, but is it possible for the subform to only accept new records for an anthology I specify as opposed to pulling in all related records & then providing a space for a new record to be added at the end of the subform results?