>I want to grab the date that a user enters into a new record and use that as the default date for future
>additions. If the user then changes the date, then I want the default date to remain changed for future
>additions. Could somebody point me in the right direction? I assume I have to use the BeforeInsert and
>AfterInsert form events, but I can't get it to work.
>
>Any help would be deeply appreciated.
>
>John

Have you tried the lostfocus event?