Hi Jimmy.

>> I put the code in the valid and ran the form but it didn't take. When the combo loses focus, the typed entry disappears. <<

This is because your code did NOT add the entry to the combo's rowSource. Please list the combo's properties (including BoundColumn, RowSource, and RowSourceType). If you also include the code that you put in the combo's valid in an attempt to add the new item, we can figure out what is wrong < s>.

Marcia