Question : Combo box selection used for an Access query

I have an Access form with a combo box on it.  The combo box uses a two-field table as its data source.  The two-field table has the proper names of United States states listed in column 1. Column 2 has that states' abbreviations.  The table looks as follows:

Column 1         Column 2
Alabama          AL
Alaska             AK
Arizona            AZ
etc.

The selection made with the combo box displays the selected state's proper name the user. However, my query needs to use the abbreviation of the state.  How do I modify the following code, which is an excerpt from my presently non-working query, so that the state abbreviation will be used to run the query?

MyDataTable.State=[Forms]![MyForm1]![cmbSelectedState]

It's the part to the right of the equal sign that I need help with.  cmbSelectedState is the name of my combo box.  When a selection is made, the state name is displayed on the screen. However, it is the associated state abbreviation that I need to be fed into the query.

Answer : Combo box selection used for an Access query

MyDataTable.State=[Forms]![MyForm1]![cmbSelectedState].Column(1)

Column numbering starts at 0, so 1 would be the 2nd column.