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Auto-populate a field from a related field

bpcstaff
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Simple question, but I can't seem to find an answer anywhere -

In a Contacts table, I have two fields:

1) First_name

2) Salutation

When I type "James" in the First_name field, I'd like "James" to autopopulate the Salutation field (where I could then modify it to "Jim", if need be).

I have a hunch I should do this through a lookup, and so I related a 2nd instance of the table to the first - but I can't get the Salutation to autocomplete - it prefers to stay blank.

Where have I gone wrong?

No need for an extra relationship; use auto enter calculation instead of lookup.

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Thanks - and what function would I use in the auto calculation?

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Solved it - I didn't realize I could just enter the calculation as

[color:blue]First_name=Salutation

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