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Using the Object Browser to Learn About Access's Objects

The Object Browser is a powerful tool that can help you learn about and work with the objects that are part of both Access 2003 and the Microsoft Windows environment. The Object Browser displays information about Microsoft Access and other objects and can help you with coding by showing you all the properties and methods associated with a particular object.

Access objects are complexthey have many properties and methods. The Object Browser helps you to understand and use objects, properties, and methods by doing the following:

• Displaying the types of objects available

• Allowing you to quickly navigate between application procedures

• Displaying the properties and methods associated with a particular object

• Finding and pasting code into your application

How to Use the Object Browser

The Object Browser can easily be invoked from the Visual Basic Editor. You can click the Object Browser button on the toolbar, press F2, or choose View, Object Browser. The window shown in Figure 8.5 appears.

The Object Browser displays two levels of information about the selected library or database. With the Chap8Ex database open, select Chap8Ex.mdb from the Project/Library drop-down (the top drop-down), and your screen will look similar to Chapter 22, "Automation: Communicating with Other Applications."

Pasting Code Templates into a Procedure

After you have located the method or property you're interested in, you have the option of pasting it into your application. With the method or property selected, simply click the Copy to Clipboard button in the Object Browser; then paste it in the appropriate module. If you want to get more information about a particular method or property, click the Help button in the Object Browser or press F1.