>How do I move my cursor to the first field after I issue an append blank record through a command button? The current situation I get is the cursor keep on the command button.

thisform.txtMy1stTextbox.SetFocus()
as the last line in the Button.Click() method.

>How do I clear all the typing in my text box?

Not sure what do you mean. You can always select the content of the textbox the usual way (Shift + Arrow key) and then press Del. You may set the textbox.Value property to "" (or 0, depending on type of the value in the textbox), if you want to do that in code.

HTH,

Nick