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The Default property of a data entry control specifies the default reply or default selection for that control. The default property is set on the Data Entry property page for a specified control.
Options for the Default property for most data entry controls include the following:
Use Data Source: Specifies that the data source value is used as the default reply for the control. This option is selected automatically after the control is linked to the data source, and no other options are available. Available when the control is linked to a data source that is not Embedded Data.
Use Sample Data: Uses the Sample Data value that is specified on the Data Source tab of the Data Source Properties dialog for the linked data source. To access the Data Source Properties dialog, click the Data Source Properties button on the Linked Data Source property page for the data entry control.
Update sample data after print: Specifies that the Sample Data value on the Data Source tab is updated to the last reply that was entered for the data entry control. Subsequently, when the form is displayed again, the updated Sample Data value is used as the new default reply. Available when Use Sample Data is selected for the Default option.
Use Specified Value: Uses the data that you supply as the default reply for the control.
Value: Specifies the data that you want to use as the default reply. Leave this field blank if you do not want to supply a default reply. Available when Use Specified Value is selected for the Default option.
Remember value for next time: Specifies that the last reply that was entered for a data entry control is used as the new default reply the next time that the form is displayed by the same user. Available when Use Specified Value is selected for the Default option.
Options for the Default property for Record Picker and Dropdown Record Picker controls include the following:
First Record: Specifies that the first record in the record set is selected.
Last Record: Specifies that the last record in the record set is selected.
All Records: Specifies that all records in the record set are selected.
No Records: Specifies that no records are selected.
Select at print time: Specifies that the records are selected by using the Print dialog.
Remember selection for next time: Specifies that the last selection that was entered for the Record Picker control is used as the new default selection the next time that the form is displayed by the same user. Available for all Default selections for the Record Picker control; not available for the Dropdown Record Picker control.
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