

To the left you can select the area of SSMS that you wish to configure. The Options dialog box is divided into two sections. The options for the SQL Server Management Studio Express utility are located under the same menu option and are almost identical to those of the commercial product. This dialog box can be viewed by selecting "Options" from the Tools menu. The main configuration settings for SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) are found in the SSMS options dialog box.

SQL Server Management Studio Configuration Depending upon your preferences, you may want to change this. When you first start SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), the default action for the program is to request the server, database and logon credentials before showing the Object Explorer.
