EnterKeyBehavior Property

Applies To

Text Box control.

Description

You can use the EnterKeyBehavior property to specify what happens when you press ENTER in a text box control in Form view or Datasheet view. For example, you can use this property if you have a control bound to a Memo field in a table to make entering multiple-line text easier. If you don't set this property to New Line In Field, you must press CTRL+ENTER to enter a new line in the text box.

Setting

The EnterKeyBehavior property uses the following settings.

Setting	Description	Visual Basic

Default	(Default) Microsoft Access uses the result specified under Move After Enter on the Keyboard tab of the Options dialog box, available by clicking Options on the Tools menu. For details, see the Remarks section.	False (0)
New Line In Field	Pressing ENTER in the control creates a new line in the control so you can enter additional text.	True (–1)

You can set this property by using a form's property sheet, a macro, or Visual Basic.

You can set the default for this property by using the control's default control style or the DefaultControl method in Visual Basic.

Remarks

The following options are available under Move After Enter on the Keyboard tab of the Options dialog box.

Option	Description

Don't Move	Pressing ENTER has no effect.
Next Field	Pressing ENTER moves the insertion point to the next control or field in the form or datasheet in the tab order.
Next Record	Pressing ENTER moves the insertion point to the first control or field in the next record on the form or datasheet.