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MySQL Workbench Reference
6.1.2. Docking and Undocking Windows
Of the windows shown in the default view of MySQL Workbench only EER diagrams and the MySQL Model page may be undocked.
To detach one of these widows double click the desired tab. Doing this immediately undocks a window. Redock a window
by double clicking the title bar. Doiong this docks the window at its previous location in the main application window .
To change the docking location of a window, left click and drag its title bar, or if the window is a tabbed window, you may also
drag it by left clicking its tab. Doing this displays the docking tool shown in the following.
Figure 6.2. The docking tool
Drag a window over the main application window and a docking tool is displayed for each of the five docking areas identified in
Section 6.1.1, “The Application Layout”. Drag the window you wish to dock towards your preferred docking area. Notice that the
shading changes indicating the area where the window will be docked. To create a tabbed window drop the window at the center of
the docking tool.
If you close a window by clicking the X button you can reopen it by choosing the appropriate option under the VIEW, WINDOWS
menu option; it will reappear at its last location. For more information about the WINDOWS menu options see Section 6.2.3, “The
View Menu”. To reopen the MySQL Model window use the OVERVIEW option found under the VIEW menu.
6.2. MySQL Workbench Menus
Some menu options are not available in the OSS version of this application. Menu items marked SE in MySQL Workbench OSS
version, indicate menu options that are enabled in the standard edition only.
6.2.1. The File Menu
Use this menu item to open a project, begin a new project, or save a project. Choosing NEW opens the default schema, mydb.
Choosing OPEN opens a file dialog box with the default file type set to MySQL Workbench Models (MWB). To display a list of recently
opened MWB files, choose the OPEN RECENT menu option. The keyboard command to create a new project is Ctrl N and
the command to open an existing project is Ctrl O.
To close the currently active MySQL Model or EER Diagram tab, use the CLOSE TAB option. You can also do this from the
keyboard by pressing Ctrl W. To reopen the MySQL Model tab, see Section 6.2.3, “The View Menu”. To reopen an EER Diagram
tab double click the EER Diagram icon in the EER Diagrams section of the MySQL Model page.
Use the SAVE or SAVE AS menu options to save a model. When you save a model its name appears in the title bar of the application.
If you have made changes to a project and haven't saved those changes, an asterisk appears in the title bar following the model
name. When you save a model it is saved as a MySQL Workbench file with the extension mwb.
Use the IMPORT menu option to import a MySQL data definition (DDL) script file, one created by issuing the command mysqldump
--no-data, for example. If the script does not contain a CREATE db_name; statement, the schema objects will be
copied to the default schema, mydb. If the script creates a database, a new tab bearing the database name is added to the Physical
Schemata section of the MySQL Model page. If the script contains data, it will be ignored. Importing a DDL script is discussed
in detail in Section 15.1, “Reverse Engineering Using a Create Script”.
Under the Import menu option you can also import DBDesigner4 files.
There are variety of options under the EXPORT menu item. You may generate the SQL statements necessary to create a new database
or alter an existing one. These menu items are discussed in detail in Section 16.1, “Forward Engineering Using SQL Scripts”.
Using the EXPORT menu item you can also export an EER diagram as a PNG, SVG, PDF or Postscript file. For an example of a
PNG file see Figure 5.1, “The sakila EER diagram”.
The print options are only enabled if the EER DIAGRAMS tab is selected. You have the choice of printing your model directly to
your printer, printing it as a PDF file, or creating a PostScript file. For more information see Chapter 18, Printing (Commercial
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