Sorting Combo Box lookup in a Form

scottblk

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I'm a total novice at Access. I have created a Form to create a record and I would like to have various dropdown Combo Box lookups (text) sorted in ascending alphabetical order. These Combo Box lookups are being pulled from other Tables.

If anyone can point me to the excact location of where I can accomplish this it would be greatly appreciated. If code needs to be added please advise because I'm an accountant, not programmer! Thx!
 
Hello Scott.. What is your Row Source? Is it a Table/Query, if so you can change the Query Sort Order on the field that you wish to..
 
It is a Table/Query, the bound column is "Field 2" for example (Field 1 is the Primary ID). The Table is sorted by Field 2, but when the Form lookup is sorting by Field 1 when you hit the dropdown in the Form.
 
It does not matter how the table is Sorted.. The Query obtains the data and places it in the ComboBox.. So follow the instructions in the image..

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Thanks all. You really have to pay attention to the bound columns, column counts and column widths when you change from selecting from a Table to selecting from a Query. Got it to work. Thanks again!
 

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