Located along the side of the screen, the Navigation Pane provides a quick way to access the objects in Microsoft Access. You can hide or show the Navigation Pane at any time. When you need to increase your workspace, close or hide the Navigation Pane. To show or hide the Navigation Pane in Access desktop databases, follow these steps: To display the Navigation Pane in a desktop database, press F11. To hide the Navigation Pane, click along the top of the Navigation Pane, or press F11. When you create a new Blank desktop database or use an existing Access desktop database, you can set options from the open database so that the Navigation Pane does not display when the specific desktop database is opened. From the open desktop database, click the File tab, and then click Options . Click the Current ...