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Tabbed Navigation and Properties Pane
As an SQL Server/Access developer, one thing that can really use a change in Access is, the way the navigation pane and properties pane are on the sides taking up workspace. If anyone out has any clout with the Access development team, please get them to change the navigation pane, properties pane, help, etc.. The way they are in SQL Server Management Studio works great. They are there when you need them but they don't interfere with your workspace. They can be changed to tabs on the side and deployed over the working window. That would be a big help. The way they are now is very archaic and long overdue for a change.
Thank you,
DesVesper
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- Drag and drop the pane by its title bar, and you can move it whereto you wish.
- I've not been able to do that with the Navigation Pane.
- That one can't. It's a part of the GUI like the ribbon. But you can collapse it easily.
- Yes, but sometimes that doesn't work well. The way SQL Server handles the Navigation and properties pane is perfect. It is there when you need it and is gone when you don't.
- They can also be minimised/hidden in Access
- Yes, but the way SQL Server Management Studio handles the panes allows you to do a mouse over on the tab and it deploys the pane. It is ready for use it when you need it and it is gone when you don't. More intuitive.
DesVesper Unfortunately, SSMS is not part of the Office environment and vice versa. The teams responsible for the Office interface are independent of the teams responsible for the SQL Server/SSMS/Visual Studio interface. I'm sure there is some communication between them, of course, but they are, ultimately, two different sets of products owned and managed by two different groups of people. While it would be nice to have an expansive set of options for every Microsoft product so that one could be made more similar to another, it's not likely to happen.
That said, I echo your appreciation for the greater flexibility of the dockable and moveable panes over the single fixed position of the Access Navigation Pane.
Out of curiosity, has anyone ever tried to rearrange Outlook along this same lines?
