How to: Open Tables (Visual Database Tools)

New: 17 July 2006

You can open a table in Table Designer to view or edit its structure. Note that Table Designer does not commit changes you make to the table until you save your changes.

To open a table in Table Designer

  1. From the View menu, click Object Explorer.

  2. In Object Explorer, right-click the database table you want to open and click Design (Modify in SP1 or earlier).

The table opens in Table Designer.

See Also

Tasks

How to: Create Tables (Visual Database Tools)
How to: Save Your Work in Table Designer (Visual Database Tools)

Other Resources

Working with Tables in Table Designer (Visual Database Tools)

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