DoCmd.NavigateTo method (Access)

Use the NavigateTo method to control the display of database objects in the navigation pane.

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 this argument blank, the navigation pane will display all database objects grouped by the criteria that you specify in the Category argument. Examples of valid Group arguments for the various Category arguments are shown in the table under Remarks.

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 that 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.

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