1.17. Customizing SQL Server

You can customize some options in SQL Server by selecting Tools Options from the top menu. You will get the following tabs: Environment, Source Control, Text Editor, Query Execution, Query Results, Designers.

1.17.1. The Environment tab

The Environment tab has the General, Fonts and Colors, Keyboards and Help options. Among other options, the General tab allows you to change the default start-up window options of SQL Server . The Fonts and Colors option allows you to change, among other things, an items foreground and background color. The Keyboard option allows you to change keyboarding options like Shortcuts.

1.17.2. The Source Control Tab

The Source Control tab specifies the source control plug-in to use with Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio and allows changes to plug-in specific options.

1.17.3. The Text Editor Tab

The Text Editor tab allows you to change the default editor and change other language and text options.

1.17.4. The Query Execution Tab

The Query Execution tab allows you to change the default ROWCOUNT options, TEXTSIZE options, execution time-out length, and other settings.

1.17.5. The Query Results Tab

The Query Results tab allows you to change the default type for results, the default location for results to be saved, and other settings.

1.17.6. The Designer Tab

The Designer tab allows you to change the default table and database designer settings.