Steve,

If the RowSource for your combos are tables then the only thing that could cause this problem is that the table(s) are on the wrong record. I would suggest either setting relationships between your main table for the form and the combos tables or, if this seems likes overkill, then use SEEK to ensure the combo tables are on the correct record. HTH

>I have several combo boxes on a form. I selected an item from each combo box and did a save. I reopen the form, repopulate the combo box with the saved value displayed in the combo box display area and the original list items, driven by individual DB/tables, are available to choose from if I click on the down arrow for the combo box.
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>The problem is:
>When I tab through the form, some combo box displayed values change from their saved/displayed setting to a new displayed value without me opening the drop-diwn list. The new displayed value happens to be the one that is next in line in the drop down list below the one I had originally chosen from the drop-down list.
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>I don't know why, because it doesn't do it on all the combo boxes, only a few out of several. But yet, I think all combo boxes were made the same and work the same. Is there a setting to prevent this from happening? Because I still want to be able to choose a different choice from the drop-down box in Edit mode.
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>Any ideas?