Newbie to access. I have a data entry form with a tabbed subform to collect data on different subjects. There is some background information that would be useful to the user completing this form. I want to show/hide this memo field (long text) based on a checkbox or similar unbound control. I do not need the memo field or the unbound control form to be stored in the underlying table. i have searched and tried several options but none seem to work. This seems like a simple takes to this newbie but i cannot make it work. Any help would be greatly appreciated.