Microsoft Access: Finding Records with an Unbound Combo Box

Users need a simple way to navigate the data in your Microsoft Access database. Finding records with an unbound combo box is one method to simplify the user experience to navigate records that exists in your database quickly. In this tutorial video, we demonstrate how to create a combo box filter for your Access form to quickly display specific records. We use a combination of VBA, a combo box based on a query, and simple formatting to make the process efficient and user-friendly. You'll learn how to pass data from the combo box to VBA code and use a small snippet of code to navigate to a particular record. Follow along as we create this powerful feature for your Access database forms.
Keywords: Microsoft Access, Combo box, Filter, VBA, Query, Navigation, Database, Records, Form Controls, Data Filtering, Record Search, Access Form Design, Custom Controls, Rapid Record Lookup, ComboBox Filtering, Visual Basic for Applications, Access Database Management, User Interface Design
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[@michaelfluss3750]

Easy and god description, geedings from germany. Thank you.

[@RungeCarl]

Great video. Makes it so simple.

[@rajeshmajumdar4999]

Thank you !

[@ssdusd]

Very nice 👌
Please can you show us how to make placeholder text for combobox 🙏🏼

[@dalskiBo]

Thanks, I'm surprised it's not possible in the parent combo-box to display several columns & still bind to a certain column & retrieve values regardless. Been experimenting today; it seems that the parent will only work if it has one visible column?

[@PharosTechnology]

It actually is possible! I will be making a video on the topic in the next week to address that exact subject.

[@cesarflores1395]

Love your presentations, very professional but please deactivate the mouse ghost effect, looks annoying

[@PharosTechnology]

Thanks for the feedback! We're trying to make the presentation as legible as possible, and we have had viewers struggle to follow the cursor in the past. We'll keep looking for better ways to make the videos more legible without being annoying.