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6.2.8. The Tools Menu

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6.2.8.1. The General Tab
6.2.8.2. The Model Tab
6.2.8.3. The Diagram Tab
6.2.8.4. The Colors Tab
6.2.8.5. The Fonts Tab
6.2.8.6. The Advanced Tab

The Options menu sets MySQL Workbench defaults. Choosing the Options menu item opens the following dialog box:

Figure 6.5. The Options dialog box

The Options dialog box

The following list describes the dialog box tabs:

  • General – The delete and undo history options

  • Model –Default object names

  • Diagram – EER diagram settings

  • Colors – Add to or edit the colors that appear in the drop down list boxes

  • Fonts – Associate fonts with specific object properties

  • Advanced – Advanced object configuration

A more detailed discussion of these options follows.

Note

The Debug menu option is used for assistance in debugging the beta versions of MySQL Workbench. It will be not appear in the GA release.