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Form and control names must start with a letter and can be a maximum of 40 characters — including letters, numbers, and underscores (_).

Note that the Name property of a form or control is different from the Label properties — Caption, Text, and Value — that label or display the contents of a control at run time. These properties can be restricted keywords, can begin with a number, and can contain nonalphanumeric characters.

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