The same thing would happen when adding if the user chose a value for the combo and then tabbed through it again. If you want this functionality when adding then move the code to where you add. i.e. a command button cmdAddRecord with:

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THISFORM.cbo_names.ListIndex = 1

in the .Click Event

>I do the following to reset the combobox to the top:
>
>In GotFocus:
>THISFORM.cbo_names.ListIndex = 1
>
>The problem is as follows:
>When I am in edit mode and there is already something entered in the combobox and I tab through the box on my way to another form field, the combobox gets filled with the first choice in the dropdown list.
>
>That's fine if you are adding a new record, but in edit mode it doesn't keep the former entry. Is there a workaround for this?
>
>Thanks for the help.
>
>Steve