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The database Navigation pane

The database Navigation pane

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The database Navigation pane

- The Navigation pane on the left side of the screen is the table of contents for your database. It displays all the objects. The tables, queries, forms, reports and macros that make up the database. And it also allows you to filter and search through those objects to get to the ones you're looking for quickly. Right now the navigation pane is in it's default configuration. Now it starts out a little too narrow for my tastes. So, I'm going to go over to the right hand side of it's edge and I'll click and drag it open to give it a little more breathing room. It says all access objects up here at the very top. This means that it's currently displaying all the objects in the database. Below we have a search box. This will allow me filter out my objects to those with specific names. For instance, if I type the word room I can see all the tables, queries and reports that include the word room. To clear the filter, just click on this button here with the filter or the X. Below, each of our…

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