The first column is always the displayed column.
It sounds like you have a RowSourceType of 2 (alias) for this.
You can leave the RowSourceType as is, or change it to 6 (fields).
Set the RowSource to "myAlias.DisplayThisField,field2,field3,..."
Set the BoundColumn to 1.

>HI,
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>I have a combo box with 5 columns, the bound column is 2nd and I'd like to display the second column but by default it displays always the first.
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>How may I display the 2nd column of the selected item?
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>Thank you
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>Luc