On the text box's property dialog, on the 'other' tab, look for Enter Key
Behavior.
You have a choice of Default or New Line in Field.


Jeanette Cunningham MS Access MVP -- Melbourne Victoria Australia

"Bill" wrote in message
...
The A2003 default on forms when the enter
key is pressed following entry of text in a
text box is to clear the field, or at least it
appears to be the default. Where's the
setting where the enter key would otherwise
be the equivalent of pressing the tab key
or moving the focus with the mouse.......
something other than clearing what was
just typed.

Thanks,
Bill