.A single action, such as moving from one control to another, can trigger several different events, which occur in a particular sequence. Knowing when events occur and in what order they occur is important because it can affect how and when your macros or event procedures run. For example, if you have two event procedures that are to be run in a certain order, you want to make sure that the events they're associated with occur in that order.
See the order of events for controls on forms
See the order of events for records on forms
See the order of events for forms and subforms
See the order of events for keystrokes and mouse clicks
See the order of events for reports and report sections
Note You can see the order in which events occur on a form by opening the ShowEvents form in the Orders sample application. When events occur on the ShowEvents form — for example, when you open the form or move to a new record — the EventHistory form lists the events in the order in which they occur. For information on opening Orders, click .