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MySQL Workbench Reference
Close this window by clicking the X on the top right of the title bar. To reopen the Model Navigator palette choose the VIEW,
WINDOWS menu options and then MODEL NAVIGATOR.
You can autohide this window by clicking the push pin icon on the title bar. Doing this displays a vertical tab on the right side of
the application. Mouse over this tab to view the Model Navigator.
6.7. The Catalog and Layers Palettes
By default these two palettes are docked on the right, in the middle of the application. You can select one or the other by clicking
the tab at the bottom of this palette.
6.7.1. The Catalog Palette
The Catalog palette shows all the schemata that are present in the Physical Schemata section of the MySQL Model page.
Expand the view of the objects contained in a specific schema by clicking the + button to the left of the schema name. Doing this
displays the following folder icons:
• Tables
• Views
• Routine Groups
Expand each of these in turn by clicking the + button to the left of the folder icon.
Selecting an object in this palette, displays its properties in the Properties palette.
This palette is principally used to drag and drop objects onto an EER diagram canvas.
You can autohide this window by clicking the push pin icon on the title bar. Doing this displays a vertical tab on the right side of
the application. Mouse over this tab to view its contents. Autohiding a window when it is a tabbed window, autohides all the tabbed
windows at that location.
6.7.2. The Layers Palette
This palette shows all the layers and figures that have been placed on an EER diagram. If a layer or figure is currently selected, an
X appears beside the name of the object and its properties are displayed in the Properties palette. This can be especially useful
in determining which objects are selected when you have selected multiple objects using the various options under the SELECT
menu option. For more information on this topic see Section 6.2.2, “The Edit Menu”.
Selecting an object in the Layers palette also adjusts the view port to the area of the canvas where the object is located.
You can autohide this window by clicking the push pin icon on the title bar. Doing this displays a vertical tab on the right side of
the application. Mouse over this tab to view its contents. Autohiding a window when it is a tabbed window, autohides all the tabbed
windows at that location.
6.7.2.1. Finding Invisible Objects Using the Layers Palette
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