The ActiveX Calendars that come with Access have versioning problems if you ever run your db on some other system. Most developers elect to use one of the calendars that does not use the ActiveX calendar such as the ones in Jeff's links. You only need one calendar and you invoke it with either a separate command button or maybe the GotFocus event of your datefield control. Download one and try it. I like Stephan Leban's or Allen Browne's calendars.