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DoCmd.NavigateTo Method (Access)

You can use the NavigateTo method to control the display of database objects in the Navigation Pane. .

Version Information

Version Added: Access 2007

Syntax

expression .NavigateTo(Category, Group)

expression A variable that represents a DoCmd object.

Parameters

Name

Required/Optional

Data Type

Description

Category

Optional

Variant

The category by which you want the Navigation Pane to display objects.

Group

Optional

Variant

Determines which objects in the category appear in the Navigation Pane. If you leave the this argument blank, the Navigation Pane will display all database objects grouped by the criteria you specify in the Category argument. Examples of valid Group arguments for the various Category arguments are shown in the following table.

Remarks

For example, you can change how the database objects are categorized, and you can filter the objects so that only certain ones are displayed.

This action is similar to selecting categories and groups from the title bar of the Navigation Pane.

Valid Group arguments depend on which Category argument is used. If you enter an invalid Group argument, an error message appears.

The following table contains examples of valid Group arguments for each Category argument.

Category argument

Example Group arguments

Object Type

Tables; Forms; Queries; Pages; Macros; Modules

Tables and Views

Names of specific tables in your database

Modified Date

Today; Yesterday; Last Month; Older

Created Date

Today; Yesterday; Last Month; Older

Custom Category

Names of groups you have created for the specified custom category

Note

To navigate to the top level of a category (for example, All Tables, All Access Objects, or All Dates), you must leave the Group argument blank. For example, when the Category argument is Object Type, entering All Access Objects as a Group argument results in an error.

See Also

Concepts

DoCmd Object Members

DoCmd Object