Under this menu item find the options for cutting, copying, and
pasting. These actions can also be performed using the
Ctrl X, Ctrl
C, and Ctrl V
key combinations. Undo a deletion using the Undo Delete
'object_name' option. The
Ctrl Z key combination can also
be used to undo an operation. It is also possible to carry out a
Redo operation using either the menu item, or
the key combination Ctrl Y.
Also find a Delete
'object_name' menu item for
removing the currently selected object. The text description for
this menu item changes to reflect the name of the currently
selected object. The keyboard command for this action is
Ctrl Delete. You can also right
click an object and choose the delete option from the pop-up menu.
The Delete
'object_name' menu item
behaves differently depending upon circumstances. For instance, if
an EER Diagram is active and a table on the
canvas is the currently selected object, a dialog box may open
asking whether you want to remove the table from the canvas only
or from the database as well. For setting the default behavior
when deleting from an EER Diagram see
Section 5.4.4, “The Model Tab”.
Warning
If the MySQL Model page is active, the
selected object will be deleted from the catalog and there will
be no confirmation dialog box.
Choose Edit Selected to edit the currently selected object. You can also perform edits in a new window by selecting Edit Selected in New Window. The keyboard shortcut for Edit Selected is Ctrl E and Ctrl Shift E for Edit Selected in New Window.
The Select option has the following submenus:
Select All (Keyboard shortcut, Ctrl A) – Select all the objects on the active EER diagram.
Similar Figures (Objects of the same type) – Use this option to find objects similar to the currently selected object.
Connected Figures – Use this option to find all the objects connected to the currently selected object.
These menu items are only active when an EER Diagram tab is selected. The Similar Figures and the Connected Figures menu options are disabled if no object is currently selected on an EER diagram.
When multiple objects have been selected using one of these menu options, you can navigate between selected items by choosing the Go to Next Selected or Go to previous Selected menu options.
Selecting items changes some of the Edit menu options. If only one object is selected, that object's name appears after the Cut, Copy and Delete menu options. If more than one object is selected, these menu items show the number of objects selected.
