report startup filter

[ironvid]

Hi

can anyone help a access newbie

I have a table which has 2 colums Name & Box and i have a report linked to this

what i want to be able to do is when i open the report a box will come up asking

box number

when i enter the box number i require it will then just show records relating to that box number.

thanks for any help but please make it simple

 

[Hayley Baxter]

You could create a query and enter in the criteria section [enter box number] which will then prompt you to enter a box number. The next step is to base your report on the query.

This is only one example, there are other ways to do this as well.