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SSMS 2012 how to change from TABs to windows side nby side 1
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You can actually drag and drop the tabs so they are outside ssms. I have 4 monitors. Sometimes I have 6 or 7 query windows arranged around 3 of them.
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I have an ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 video card in my computer. This card has 4 DVI ports. I also have 4 flat panel 22 inch monitors. I had to mount 3 of them vertically so I don't get whiplash turning my head from side to side.
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I guess I better say something about SQL Server before someone thinks these posts are off-topic. ![[smile]](/data/assets/smilies/smile.gif "[smile] [smile]")
I cannot believe how much more productive I am by having multiple monitors. Consider this... When I am working on a complicated query, it helps to have multiple SQL Server Management Studio windows open at the same time. On one monitor, I can have a window where I select some raw data from a table, on another monitor, more raw data. In the center monitor, where I do most of my work, I start building the complex query.
Instead of visualizing the data in my head, I can see it there on the screen. There's less flipping from tab to tab or application to application, which allows me to get my work done quicker.
This also helps when writing an application. For example, I can have Visual Studio open in one window, the web site I am working on in another window, and SSMS in the third.
I usually reserve one monitor for email, skype, and twitter. I will, on occasion, cover those windows if I need the extra room.
Of course, it helps that I own the company. Most companies won't pay for multiple monitors, let alone 4. There are only 8 employees here, but everyone has 2 monitors with the exception of 1 programmer that has 3, and me with 4.
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"The great things about standards is that there are so many to choose from." - Fortune Cookie Wisdom
I cannot believe how much more productive I am by having multiple monitors. Consider this... When I am working on a complicated query, it helps to have multiple SQL Server Management Studio windows open at the same time. On one monitor, I can have a window where I select some raw data from a table, on another monitor, more raw data. In the center monitor, where I do most of my work, I start building the complex query.
Instead of visualizing the data in my head, I can see it there on the screen. There's less flipping from tab to tab or application to application, which allows me to get my work done quicker.
This also helps when writing an application. For example, I can have Visual Studio open in one window, the web site I am working on in another window, and SSMS in the third.
I usually reserve one monitor for email, skype, and twitter. I will, on occasion, cover those windows if I need the extra room.
Of course, it helps that I own the company. Most companies won't pay for multiple monitors, let alone 4. There are only 8 employees here, but everyone has 2 monitors with the exception of 1 programmer that has 3, and me with 4.
-George
Microsoft SQL Server MVP
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"The great things about standards is that there are so many to choose from." - Fortune Cookie Wisdom
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where do we start a new thread about multiple monitors? I got a second set up now, but the mouse to move to it, is on the opposite side of where it is. so I move the mouse off toe h lef of the screen in front of me to get to the other monitor which is on the right. also different programs are launching on different monitors, since I drug windows around, it's confusing to me.
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There are different forums for different operating systems.
On Windows 7:
Click Start -> Control Panel -> Appearance and Personalization -> Display -> Change Display Settings.
At the top of the window, you will see all of your monitors displayed. Click on the detect icon to see the monitor number. Then you can drag and drop the monitors to match the physical layout of your monitors.
-George
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"The great things about standards is that there are so many to choose from." - Fortune Cookie Wisdom
On Windows 7:
Click Start -> Control Panel -> Appearance and Personalization -> Display -> Change Display Settings.
At the top of the window, you will see all of your monitors displayed. Click on the detect icon to see the monitor number. Then you can drag and drop the monitors to match the physical layout of your monitors.
-George
Microsoft SQL Server MVP
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"The great things about standards is that there are so many to choose from." - Fortune Cookie Wisdom
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gmmastros , Have a STAR !!!
Wow this ia amazing, just drag and drop them where you want them. I have never used multple monitors in 25 years of computing. Thanks again everyone.
OMG thank you George, you have no idea how much this is going to make me more productive.
I want to do this at home too.
DougP
Wow this ia amazing, just drag and drop them where you want them. I have never used multple monitors in 25 years of computing. Thanks again everyone.
OMG thank you George, you have no idea how much this is going to make me more productive.
I want to do this at home too.
DougP
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