Note Renaming copies of a table or query in a query doesn't rename the underlying table or query.
- Open a query in Design view.
- Click anywhere in the second copy of the field list for the table or query, and then click Properties on the toolbar to display the property sheet.
- In the Alias property box, type a new name for the table or query.
Show or hide table names in the query design grid by default
- On the Tools menu, click Options.
- Click the Tables/Queries tab.
- Select or clear the Show Table Names check box.
Note This setting applies to new queries only.