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Carriage Return in RTF textbox

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by dartfrogs404

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Hi,
I have a RTF textbox set up in a form, and I want to (with a push of a button) insert a carriage return. I tried using "Chr$(14)" and "vbCr", but they only insert the filled square (meaning it doesn't recognize the character). I also tried changing the font, no luck.

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by sgt_shultz

hi, does this help any? (below cut from MS Access XP help...)
what software does this need to work in. Word, Access? VB?
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EnterKeyBehavior Property
You can use the EnterKeyBehavior property to specify what happens when you press ENTER in a text box control in Form view or Datasheet view. Read/write Boolean.
expression.EnterKeyBehavior
expression Required. An expression that returns one of the objects in the Applies To list.

Remarks
For example, you can use this property if you have a control bound to a Memo field in a table to make entering multiple-line text easier. If you don't set this property to New Line In Field, you must press CTRL+ENTER to enter a new line in the text box.

The EnterKeyBehavior property uses the following settings.

Setting Visual Basic Description
Default False (Default) Microsoft Access uses the result specified under Move after enter area on the Keyboard tab of the Options dialog box, availableby clicking Options on the Tools menu. For details, see the Remarks section.
New Line In Field True Pressing ENTER in the control creates a new line in the control so you can enter additional text.

You can set this property by using a form'sproperty sheet, a macro, or Visual Basic.
You can set the default for this property by using the control's default control style or the DefaultControl method in Visual Basic.

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