Multi column listbox to add values to multiple fields in a table

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What I need to happen is for the user to make selections from a list box (multiple) that contains 3 columns and have a tables values filled in with the users selection. This is easily done 1:1 with a single column list box bound to a single field. But I need all 3 colmuns from the listbox selection to fill in the values for 3 fields in my table. There seems to be no way to do this and so I’m confused on why would Access allow multiple columns to be shown in a listbox if you can only make use of the first column?

So here is what I have setup:
I have a blank table (BlankTable) with 3 columns [First] [Last] [Age]
I have a table with values (ListBoxTable) with 3 columns [First] [Last] [Age]

I have a user form (Form1) with a multiselect listbox (FirstList) that has a Control Source BlankTable.First and Row Source ListBoxTable.First

Basically I want the Control Source to be BlankTable.First & BlankTable.Last & BlankTable.Age Obviously I cant do this so I created 3 listboxes, one for each field and bound to their respective fields. I added some VBA to say if the user selects a value in listbox1 then auto select the same values in listbox2 and listbox3 (this all works) but when I go to the BlankTable, the fields are blank. So then I found out that you cant use VBA to fill in table values programmatically from a forms control.

I just need someway for the user to make a selection from a listbox that will fill in multiple fields in a table, is this possible?
 
I created a Drive folder but would need to send you a link as I don't want to post it here.
 
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