Finding record to update in an updating form

[fvreg]

I have a form in which old customers can be edited and new customers can be added.
Currently, to edit a customer, the user clicks in the "Last Name" field and then selects EDIT-FIND and types in the last name. The user will then cycle through all customers with that name to select the correct one.
How do I allow a user to begin typing in the last name field and have the name appear? Is there an easier way to do this?

Many thanks.

 

[Access2000_JS1]

You could consider a double click event to change the field from an edit into a search. On the double click event hide the text field and in its place display and set the focus to a previously hidden combo. On a change from this value populate the form.

 

[fvreg]

That sounds something like what I need to accomplish. Unfortunately, as an Access beginner, it seems to be a little over my head.