> 1. How to retrieve the new counter so I don't save on top of an existing
 > record when I press the update/add button?

 You can use a automatic counterfield. Or if you don't want to do this, 
 get the highest counter from the table before saving the record. You 
 can use a simple query to get it:

 sql = "SELECT counter FROM table ORDER BY counter DESC"
 set rs = db.OpenRecoprdSet(sql)
 HighestCounter = rs.Fields(0).Value

 Because the output is sorted descending the highest value is alway 
 the first record.

 > 2. How to reset comboboxes and option buttons so nothing is selected
 > when the Add button is pressed?

 use the Forms.Collection to set the property enabled = False:

 Public Sub AllowEntry(yesno As Boolean)
  Dim Crt as Control 

  For Each Crt in Form1.Controls
   If TypeOf Crt is OptionButton Or _
    TypeOf Crt Is ComboBox The
    If yesno Then
     Crt.Enabled = True
    Else
     Crt.Enabled = False
    End If
   End If
  Next Crt
 End Sub

 > 3. How to undo Add or Delete (or something which allows the user to cancel
 > the action)?

 Delete is simple:

 step 1: search for the record (you have the counternumber as an index)

  set rs = db.OpenRecordSet(table)
  set rs.Index = "counter" 
  rs.Seek "=", [counter to search]
  If Not rs.NoMatch Then rs.Delete

 Undo is more work... a search and delete is much simplier and 
 also fast.