Hi Barbara,

The q&d solution turned out to be to place a blank at the top of each list. Now the combox displays as expected.

Regards,

JME

>Yes, it isn't always the best look for the user, but if you already have dozens already in place......
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>Barbara
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>>Thanks, Barbara.
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>>I was afraid that was the answer. Oh, well. I guess my users will have to put up with it until the next revision -- or until M$ lets me write to TopIndex.
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>>In this case the comboboxes are lookups which write into a field. It would take more time than I have right now to reengineer that arrangement.
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>>Regards,