Online Documentation for SQL Administrator for SQL Server

Main menu & Toolbars

Main menu

Main menu provides access to main program tools and settings. It is located on the top of the program window.

Toolbars

A toolbar is a horizontal row or vertical column of selectable image buttons that give the user a constantly visible reminder of and an easy way to select certain application functions.

Most SQL Administrator toolbars are dockable, i.e. you can place a toolbar to any available location within the parent window.

Toolbars may be changed depending on the active window.

Customizing toolbars

The Customize dialog allows you to create and personalize toolbars.

To call this dialog, select the Tools | Customize main menu item or right-click any toolbar and select the Customize... popup menu item. Alternatively, click More buttons... on the right side of any, then click Add or Remove Buttons and select Customize... from the drop-down menu.

Toolbars

Main menu and toolbars - Customize

This list displays all currently existing toolbars (both default and user-defined toolbars). Check/uncheck the box at a toolbar name to show/hide the toolbar.

New

Use this button to add a new user-defined toolbar to the Toolbars list. Set a name for the newly created toolbar and dock it by dragging it to any permitted location within the application window.

Rename

Use this button to rename the selected user-defined toolbar.

Delete

Use this button to delete the selected user-defined toolbar.

Reset

Use this button to reset all settings to the initial state.

Commands

This tab allows you to browse the list of all commands available within the menus and toolbars of the application window. Selecting categories in the Categories list displays commands of the selected category (e.g. 'Server' or 'Tools') in the Commands list.

If necessary, you can pick a command and drag it to any toolbar to create a button for this command.

Main menu and toolbars - Customize - Commands

Options

Main menu and toolbars - Customize - Options

Always show full menus

If this option is checked, then all menu items (including infrequently used) will be always shown in the menu.

Show full menus after a short delay

This option is available only if the Always show full menus option is not selected.

If this option is enabled, infrequently used menu items (if they appear "collapsed") will be automatically expanded after a delay upon setting mouse cursor (or upon selection with the Up/Down keys) on the bottom of the menu. Otherwise, the menu expands only after clicking its bottom-most button.

Reset my usage data

Resets the lists of recently used commands in the toolbars and menus.

Large icons

This option displays larger icons on the parent window toolbars.

Show ScreenTips on Toolbars

If this option is selected, ToolTips (hints) popup when the mouse cursor is positioned over a toolbar button.

Show shortcut keys in ScreenTips

If this option is selected, the corresponding shortcuts are displayed in ToolTips (hints) for toolbar buttons.

Menu animations

Use the drop-down list to specify the menu animation effects:

None (no animation)

Slide (sliding menus)