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<strong>SQL</strong> <strong>Developer</strong> User InterfaceThe menus at the top contain standard entries, plus entries for features specific to <strong>SQL</strong><strong>Developer</strong> (see Menus for <strong>SQL</strong> <strong>Developer</strong>), as shown in the following figure.You can use shortcut keys to access menus and menu items: for example Alt+F for theFile menu and Alt+E for the Edit menu; or Alt+H, then Alt+S for Help, then Full TextSearch. You can also display the File menu by pressing the F10 key.Icons under the menus perform the following actions:■ New creates a new a new database object (see Create/Edit New Object).■■■■■Open opens a file (see Open File).Save saves any changes to the currently selected object.Save All saves any changes to all open objects.Open <strong>SQL</strong> Worksheet opens the <strong>SQL</strong> Worksheet (see Using the <strong>SQL</strong> Worksheet).If you do not use the drop-down arrow to specify the database connection to use,you are asked to select a connection.Back moves to the pane that you most recently visited. (Or use the drop-downarrow to specify a tab view.)■ Forward moves to the pane after the current one in the list of visited panes. (Oruse the drop-down arrow to specify a tab view.)The left side of the <strong>SQL</strong> <strong>Developer</strong> window has tabs and panes for the Connectionsand Reports navigators, icons for performing actions, and a hierarchical tree displayfor the currently selected navigator, as shown in the following figure.The Connections navigator lists database connections that have been created. Tocreate a new database connection, import an XML file with connection definitions, orexport or edit current connections, right-click the Connections node and select theappropriate menu item. (For more information, see Database Connections.)The Reports navigator lists informative reports provided by <strong>SQL</strong> <strong>Developer</strong>, such as alist of tables without primary keys for each database connection, as well as anyuser-defined reports. (For more information, see Reports.)Icons under the Connections tab (above the metadata tree) perform the followingactions on the currently selected object:1-2 <strong>SQL</strong> <strong>Developer</strong> Online Help

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