> Open the form in design view, and set the Default Value property of the
> Option Group.
>
> Each button in the group has an Option Value. So if you want the one with
> option value 1 as the default, set the group's Default Value to 1
>
> (I assume you already have the Control Source property of the Option Group
> set to the name of the field where you want the value saved.)
>
> --
> Allen Browne - Microsoft MVP. Perth, Western Australia
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>
> "Stephen" <Stephen[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:5F386398-578F-4A26-B504-36F05876C3E8[ at ]microsoft.com...
> >I have created on a Form in my Database an Option Group with 3 Option
> > Buttons, so that for each Record I can select 1 of these Options to have
> > its
> > value stored in a particular Field of the Databbase Table. However, I do
> > not
> > know, and have been unable to find a solution through MS Access Help, how
> > to
> > program the Properties of the Option Group or the 3 Option Buttons so that
> > it
> > will show a Default Option selected (Dot in Option Circle) when I go to a
> > New
> > Record, select a different Option, and have the Value associated with the
> > selected Option stored in the linked Field of the Database, when the
> > Record
> > is saved (via a Commmand Button) or a New Record is started (via a
> > different
> > Command Button)?
> > --
> > STE
>
>