SQL Server Management Studio

In addition to the new SSMS features discussed previously, SSMS has also received a number of enhancements in SQL Server 2008; you are now able to do the following:

• Customize the columns displayed by the Object Explorer Details window.

• Display the properties of a selected item from Object Explorer Details at the bottom of the window.

• View a color-coded status bar at the bottom of the window for Transact-SQL and MDX code editors which provide information about the editor connection. The status bar changes color when a code editor opens multiple connections.

• Customize the tab name for items in the title bar of the code editor windows.

• Configure the number of rows returned when you open tables via the Object ...

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