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5.4. Workbench Preferences

5.4.1. The General Tab
5.4.2. The Administrator Tab
5.4.3. The SQL Editor Tab
5.4.4. The SQL Queries Tab
5.4.5. The Model Tab
5.4.6. The Model:MySQL Tab
5.4.7. The Diagram Tab
5.4.8. The Appearance Tab

MySQL Workbench preferences and default settings are set by the Preferences menu. This menu is divided sections, as described below:

  • General: Configuration of general-purpose options

  • Administrator: Configuration of tools used by the Administrator functionality

  • SQL Editor: Configuration of the SQL Editor

  • SQL Queries: Preferences specific to the queries

  • Model: Default model attributes

  • Model: MySQL: MySQL specific model attributes, including the MySQL storage engine and targeted MySQL version

  • Diagram: EER diagram settings

  • Appearance: Change colors and fonts used by various Workbench components

A more detailed discussion of these options follows.

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