>How can I show the current time in a text box on a form. I have set the textbox.value = time(), but it is stagnant. I want to show the correct RUNNING time not just the time the form was opened. TIA

You can use a Timer for this. Every access form has a built-in timer where you can place code on the Timer event and set the TimerInterval property to anything other than 0:

Private Sub Form_Load()
    Me.TimerInterval = 1000
End Sub

Private Sub Form_Timer()
    Me.Text1 = Time()
End Sub

This should set the textbox value about every second.
HTH