Window Management

Figure 4.1 shows a sample configuration for the SSMS main display. The environment and windows displayed are completely customizable, with the exception of the document window area. Figure 4.1 shows the document window area displaying the Object Explorer Details page. The Object Explorer Details page is the default, but other pages, such as a Query Editor window, can take the focus in this tab-oriented section of the SSMS display.

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FIGURE 4.1 The SSMS main display.

The dialogs that form the rest of the SSMS display are referred to as components and include the Registered Servers and Object Explorer windows shown in Figure 4.1 ...

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