When you use A2007, the date picker is automatically placed next to all fields defined as dates. For earlier versions, you need to use the activeX control included with Access or a custom built control that you can download from a website. To use the included control, drop down the list of ActiveX controls from the toolbar. Choose the "Calendar Control" which will be suffixed by its version number. This is not an obvious control to use so try to find an example and copy that as your base form.