>I want the cursor to jump certa in fields for faster input/convenienece.
>When i use the setfocus on the keypress/lostfocus the cursor just flashes on the desired column and moves to the next sequential column.

Why not put all the fields that need to be answered together so you don't have to move fields? Or how about returning .F. in the When() of the unimportant column when the last key pressed was either Enter or Tab (or whatever else you want).