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Using the Navigation pane

Using the Navigation pane

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Using the Navigation pane

- The Navigation pane over here on the left-hand side of my screen is the Table of Contents for your database. It displays all of 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 one that you're looking for quickly. Right now, the Navigation pane is in its default configuration. It says All Access Objects up here across the top. We can make the Navigation pane a little bit wider so we can see the full text here just by dragging on the bar over here on the right-hand side. Below the text All Access Objects, I have a little search box here. This is useful for searching for various objects within my database. So for instance, if I did a search for room, you'll see all of the various objects that include room in their name including the tables here, queries, and then the reports. If you want to clear out the filter that you just typed in, just press this little funnel…

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