Access 2016 Advanced
Lesson 3 – Customizing the Navigation Pane
Access 2016
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Discussion
In previous versions of Access, you could use a switchboard to provide users with easy access to selected objects in your database. With the introduction of Access 2010, it is easier to create a custom category using the Navigation Pane .
You can create up to a maximum of ten custom categories, each of which can contain multiple custom groups.
The Navigation Pane Options dialog box
Procedures
1. Open the desired database. 2. Show the Navigation Pane , if necessary.
3. Select the arrow in the Navigation Pane header. 4. Select All Access Objects . 5. Right-click the All Access Objects category. 6. Select Navigation Options . . 8. Type a name for the new category, then press [Enter] . 7. Select Add Item
9. Select OK
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