Screenshots – Combo Alpha List
One of the problems you can run into when you have a combo-box which contains a lot of records, is it can be difficult for the user to find a particular record. With the “Nifty Combo Box Organiser” you can offer your user a professional and sophisticated search function for your combo box.
1. Double Click on the Combo to call up the “Combo Alpha List” Form
![](http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/screenshots/u/qOT/1441921692539-69981.png)
2. The Combo “Alpha List Form” Opens
![](http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/screenshots/u/qOT/1441921692539-21611.png)
3. Pressing the “Command Button” also calls the Form
![](http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/screenshots/u/qOT/1441921692539-82302.png)
4. Form Called
![](http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/screenshots/u/qOT/1441921692539-7366.png)
5. Buttons without Records are “Greyed Out”
![](http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/screenshots/u/qOT/1441921692539-33402.png)
6. Same on the Numbers Tab
![](http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/screenshots/u/qOT/1441921692539-61437.png)
7. The Normal 26 Characters of the Alphabet are shown
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Accented Characters are not shown |
8. Press “G” and only records beginning with “G” are shown
![](http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/screenshots/u/qOT/1441921692539-87074.png)
9. Click on a displayed record……
![](http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/screenshots/u/qOT/1441921692539-13894.png)
10. The Alpha Form closes and the record is placed in your Combo-box
![](http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/screenshots/u/qOT/1441921692539-47561.png)
11. And again, with a number….
![](http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/screenshots/u/qOT/1441921692539-14098.png)
12. Added to your Combo Box…
![](http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/screenshots/u/qOT/1441921692539-84127.png)
13. Select the “Custom Tab”
![](http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/screenshots/u/qOT/1441921692539-54804.png)
14. Type in “DEW”
![](http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/screenshots/u/qOT/1441921692539-88376.png)
15. Select the wild card option “Anywhere” *a*
![](http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/screenshots/u/qOT/1441921692539-20695.png)
16. and “Mason Dewey” is found
![](http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/screenshots/u/qOT/1441921692539-3106.png)
17. “Mason Dewey” returned to your Combo Box
![](http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/screenshots/u/qOT/1441921692539-2647.png)
18. “I” only one Record
![](http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/screenshots/u/qOT/1441921692539-60789.png)
19. “E” Two Records
![](http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/screenshots/u/qOT/1441921692539-78213.png)
20. “W” 5 Records
![](http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/screenshots/u/qOT/1441921692539-8859.png)
21. Closing the form “Without” a selection…
![](http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/screenshots/u/qOT/1441921692539-66574.png)
22. Does not change your combo’s entry
![](http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/screenshots/u/qOT/1441921692539-8996.png)
23. The “ALL” button lists all the Records
![](http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/screenshots/u/qOT/1441921692539-33047.png)
24. Select the “Custom Tab”
![](http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/screenshots/u/qOT/1441921692539-4400.png)
25. Paste in an “Accented Character”
![](http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/screenshots/u/qOT/1441921692539-93059.png)
26. Select the “Anywhere” wild card
![](http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/screenshots/u/qOT/1441921692539-96349.png)
27. and a list of entries containing the “Accented Character” is returned
![](http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/screenshots/u/qOT/1441921692539-22185.png)
28. use the “followed by” any characters wild card
![](http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/screenshots/u/qOT/1441921692539-57957.png)
29. That’s All Folks!!!
![](http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/screenshots/u/qOT/1441921692539-13613.png)