Online Documentation for SQL Manager for MySQL

Using Navigation bar and Toolbars

The Navigation bar and Toolbars provide quick access to tools implemented in Visual Database Designer.

 

 

 

The Navigation bar of Visual Database Designer allows you to:

Database group

select a database for building the diagram

 

General group

edit diagram options

restore the default size and position of the window

set printing options using the Print Setup dialog

preview the diagram

print the diagram

refresh objects in the diagram

 

Navigator group

use Diagram Navigator

 

Database Objects group

search for objects in the diagram using the Database Objects pane

add objects to the diagram using the Database Objects pane

 

 

The Toolbars of Visual Database Designer provide quick access to most tools for working with diagrams.

To enable the toolbars, open the Environment Options dialog, proceed to the Windows section there and select Toolbar (if you need the toolbars only) or Both (if you need both the toolbars and the Navigation bar) in the Bar style for child forms group.

 

The main toolbar (by default, the toolbar is located at the top of the diagram area) contains a number of tools (including items of the Navigation bar, context menu, tools for printing diagram, etc.) allowing you to:

 

 

• select the database for building the diagram;
• undo/redo;
• create a new diagram;
• open an existing diagram;
• save the current diagram to a *.myd file;
• save the current diagram as an image;
• activate the Incremental search panel;
• adjust diagram zoom for optimal representation: zoom in, zoom out, fit model;
• switch cursor mode: select / select rectangle to fit;
• open the Print Setup dialog;
• print the diagram;
• show Print Preview;
• arrange objects in the diagram;
• extract metadata of all objects in the diagram and load the script to SQL Script Editor;
• perform Reverse Engineering;
• refresh objects in the diagram;
• view/edit diagram options;
• specify a predefined zoom value;
• restore the default size and position of the window.

 

The Pages toolbar (by default, the toolbar is located at the top of the diagram area) contains tools for working with diagram pages allowing you to:

 

 

• add a new page;
• delete the current page;
• delete all pages.

 

 

The Object Customization toolbar (by default, the toolbar is located at the top-left of the diagram area) contains tools for customizing text elements on the diagram allowing you to:

 

 

 

• change text font;
• define font size;
• set text style: bold, italic or underline;
• specify text color;
• specify frame color;
• specify background color.

 

Diagram toolbar located on the left allows you to:

switch to object selection mode;

switch to create table mode (enables creating tables on clicking);

switch to create relation mode;

switch to create virtual relation mode;

switch to create comment mode;

align left edges;

align right edges;

align tops;

align bottom;

align horizontal centers;

align vertical centers;

space equally, horizontal;

space equally, vertical.

 

 

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