combo box values jumping to the left

[betsyr]

Just a quick question - does anyone know why the value in a combo box will sometimes jump over to the left side of the combo box? Everything else seems to be working just fine. I think it happens when the form has been filtered, and then the filter is removed, and a new value is selected using the combo box. I am using Access 2002.

Thanks,
Betsyr

 

[David R]

Is the entry too long for the combo box?

I've noticed that a combo box where the displayed entry is too long for the combo box, will jump to the end when I enter the field, and then jump back to the beginning when I exit.

Like this:

|rican History|v|

and then:

|American Hist|v|

When I exit the field again. Is that what you're describing?

Sorry about the cheezy ASCII art

 

[betsyr]

Thanks for the reply, David R.

I should mention that the combo box always contains a four digit integer, and new values cannot be added. The combo box is big enough to contain the four digits.

It is not a show stopping issue, I am just curious why this happens. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

betsyr

 

[KelMcc]

This may help. Go into the combo box properties, then go to "format", the bottom property is "text align" and you should be able to set it there.