Access 2007 Navigation Pane

This article is a brief introduction to the Office Access 2007 Navigation Pane!

When you open a database or create a new database, the name of the database object is displayed in the Navigation Pane. database objects include tables, forms, reports, pages, macros, and modules. The Navigation Pane replaces the Database window used in earlier versions of Access (if you use the Database window to perform tasks in previous versions, you can now use the Navigation Pane in Office Access 2007 to perform the same task). For example, if you want to add rows to a table in Datasheet view, you can open the table from the Navigation Pane.

To open a database object or apply a command to a database object, right-click the object, and then select a menu item from the context menu. The commands in the context menu vary by object type.

Open a database object, such as a table, form, or report

In the Navigation Pane, double-click the object.

Or

In the Navigation Pane, select the object, and then press Enter.

Or

Right-click the object in the Navigation Pane.

In the context menu, click the menu item.

Note that you can set an option in the Navigation Options dialog box to open the object by clicking it.

The Navigation pane divides database objects into categories, and includes multiple groups in each category. Some categories are predefined, and you can also create your own custom groups.

By default, the Navigation pane is displayed when you open a database in Office Access 2007, including a database that was created with earlier versions of Access. By default, you can prevent the Navigation Pane from being displayed by setting program options. The following set of steps describes how to perform each operation.

Show or hide the Navigation Pane

Click the button in the upper-right corner of the Navigation Pane () or press F11.

Prevent the Navigation Pane from being displayed by default

Click Microsoft Office buttons, and then click Access Options.

The Access Options dialog box appears.

In the left pane, click Current Database.

Under Navigator, clear the Show Navigation Pane check box, and then click OK.

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