Anyway to set the TAB order in a form?

Hi all,
Is there anyway to set the TAB order in a form where it can skip from tabbiong to the labels... and also when to form regions are side by side to direct the tabbing to go down the first form then up to the top of the second and down the second...???
Some languages allow to assign tab order... 10,20,30,40..etc.
Thank you, Bill

Hi Andy!
I just started to set the tabindex on each item... it wasn't working.. I copied the example you gave.. ha.. you had taxindex --- TAX and I too didn't notice it.. so just want to mention it incase anyone does what I did.. copies without thinking..
As you said in the previous post it is TABINDEX="n"
Ha.. its a Monday.. Bill

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Hi Jim,
>>Using MS Access Web App, can you set the tab order of the fields on a form?
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