Navigation pane width is frozen (1 Viewer)

[docroc]

In one MSACCESS database, the navigation pane on the left side of the screen can be opened and closed, but, when it is open, it's only about an inch and a quarter wide (3 cm) so too narrow to see the names of forms, tables, etc. And it can't be widened by clicking and dragging the edge.

I've tried the obvious things, including turning navigation on and off, and the trick microsoft recommends where you right-click on the title, then click on search. Nothing works. I have another database I'm working on, which is fine, and where I can stretch or shrink the width of the navigation pane using my mouse.

Does anyone have any novel suggestions for fixing this problem?

Thanks,
Dave

 

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[theDBguy]

Hi Dave. Welcome to AWF!

Are you saying you don't get a double-headed arrow when you mouse over the right border of the Nav Pane?

 

[isladogs]

See if any of these solutions help Fix Shrunken Nav Pane - Mendip Data Systems

 

[docroc]

Hi Dave. Welcome to AWF!

Are you saying you don't get a double-headed arrow when you mouse over the right border of the Nav Pane?

When it is closed (I get a right-headed arrow. When it is open (narrow as it is) I get a left-arrow.

 

[theDBguy]

When it is closed (I get a right-headed arrow. When it is open (narrow as it is) I get a left-arrow.

Try hovering your mouse on the right-side border of the Nav Pane. Doesn't your mouse pointer change to a double-headed arrow?