>I have a combobox that uses "5 - Array" as the rowsourcetype. I want the first element of the array to be the item displayed in the combobox when the user goes to ADD a new record. I have the FirstElement set to 1. When the user Adds a record, the value in the combo-box is empty; when the user clicks on the box to drop-down the list, the 'default' value is a blank item at the bottom of the Array. I have the combo-box datasource set to one of the fields in the tables I use in the form.
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>Anyone know what I am doing wrong.

You have bound combobox, therefore when you add new record you should fill field linked to combo immediately (e.g. default value) to get right display.