![]() I love that for frequently-used tabs – I might have a dozen query windows open, but I keep coming back to, say, the window with sp_WhoIsActive open. Under “Tabs and Windows,” check the box for “Show pinned tabs in a separate row.” This way, when you click the pushpin on a given tab, he pops up to the top like this: Pinned tab I like to open a query window too, though – after all, I’m probably opening SSMS to run queries. On startup, SSMS defaults to just opening Object Explorer. If I was you, though, dear reader, I’d set these up. I’m constantly jumping into an SSMS on someone else’s desktop, and they won’t have the shortcuts set up, so I don’t wanna develop muscle memory for something I won’t have access to. I don’t – but it’s only because I have a wacko job as a consultant. ![]() ![]() On the Query Shortcuts screen, you should set up shortcuts for the scripts you run most often. However, when I did screenshots for presentations or clients, people kept asking, “Why does your SSMS look so weird? Is it because you’re on a Mac?” These days, I leave those options at their defaults. There are all kinds of “best programming fonts” articles out there with great-looking fonts. On the Fonts and Colors options, I used to get fancy. On the Documents options, I uncheck “Check for consistent line endings on load” because I constantly get scripts with all kinds of wacko line endings. Here are some of my favorites: Documents options Ever go into Tools-Options? SSMS has a stunning number of options these days.
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