> In DbaseII & III you could use the command 'SET CARRY ON' (I
 > pretty sure that's what it was called) to automatically copy the
 > information from the last record into a new record.
 > This is different to a standard default value as it can change
 > from record to record. As an example let's say you are creating a
 > parts master and one of the fields like Product Group changes
 > periodically, rather than always having to enter or retype you
 > only need to do it when it changes.
   If you're doing it manually you can press Ctrl+' (or ") and it will
"ditto" the current field in the previous record.  You still have to do it 
for each field, though.  To do the whole record at once would require Access 
Basic code attached to the form's OnCurrent event.
   Hope this is helps.
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