Unclutter Your View
How to unclutter your view.
The Groups option on the Places toolbar (in the Database window) and the Favorites folder is a new feature in Access 2000. It has several uses, one of which is hiding objects the user doesn't need to see. Most applications are full of tables and queries that the user never opens or interacts with, and they can create a lot of clutter. Moving these objects to the Favorites folder in the Groups section can clean things up a bit. To add an object to the Favorites group, simply drag the object to that group and drop it. Once you've moved the object to the Favorites group (actually, you're just creating a shortcut), hide the object in the Database window by right-clicking it, choosing Properties, selecting the Hidden object, clicking Apply, then clicking OK. Now you still have easy access to the object, but it won't clutter up the Database window. To un-hide an object, click Tools, Options and select the View tab. Under Show, make sure that the Hidden Objects option is checked and click OK. That way, your hidden object will be visible in the database window. In the Database window, select and right-click the object and choose Properties from the context menu. Here you will be able to deselect the Hidden attribute.