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Edit the tab stop sequence

Edit the tab stop sequence

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Edit the tab stop sequence

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- Power users will appreciate the ability to navigate your database with the keyboard. By using the Tab key, they can move from button to button and between form fields. But sometimes the ordering can get a bit off, as we arrange, and then rearrange the layout of the form. We can fix this and ensure proper navigation via the Tab key by paying attention to the Tab stop order. In the product reviews form, we originally started with text boxes. And then we deleted some of those and replaced them with a combo box for the product name and this option group for the rating. Because the position from top to bottom doesn't match the sequence in which we added items to the form, when you press the Tab key on your keyboard, you'll see that the insertion cursor jumps around unpredictably. It starts at the top in the "ReviewID" text box. This is linked to an auto-number field in the table. So you can't edit this value anyway and it…

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