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Is there a way to show a user all the text they are typing into a control.

Example....

field 25 length

the layout on the form ... when the user is typing into the text box. They only see upto say.... 10 characters ...

I can adjust the width on got focus and change it back on lost focus...

I could move a label around my form to show what they are typing ....

I am wondering if there is a property... that shows the user what they have typed in so far.

I do not feel like re-arranging my whole unbound form, so I need an alternate solution... like a control tip text, but instead showing input...

Thanks....

To speed this up...?

Status bar a way to assign the text being entered..?

Text box

You can enlarge (zoom in) the textbox.

Use this code:
DoCmd.RunCommand acCmdZoomBox

Or press SHIFT + F2

You can try using the ControlTip Text...Properties...Other Tab.

This will give you a pop up with a mouse pointer over the textbox.

hth,
Michael

Thanks guys.

Zoombox is a nice feature. I noted it and it will be of use, just not in this case, paticularly since I am using a combo box for one of these fields, and this feature takes me away from the control and autofill possibilities of the combo box.

Control Tip, well users need to see entry as they go and they are using keyboard entry so this is not exactly what I envisioned.

Me.cmb08001.StatusBarText = Me.cmb08001.Text works not bad. user sees entry on the bottom while they are entering...