In Access, you can give each of your database objects a description. An object's description appears next to its name in the Database window when you click Details on the View menu. Although descriptions can contain up to 255 characters, you may want to keep them short so that you can view the entire description in the Database window.

1. Right-click the object in the Database window, click Properties on the shortcut menu, and then type your description in the Description box.
2. Close the Database Query Properties box to save the description.