Tutorial 1: Create a New Database Design


To get started on a new database design follow these simple steps:

Create A Database Design

From the File menu, click New Design.... In the dialog box that appears, enter the name of the database design. Click Ok.

A new database design has now been created with an empty diagram.

Creating a Table

Right click anywhere in the automatically created diagram.

In the popup menu, click Add Table. A dialog like this one will appear:

Fill in a table name and click Ok to create an empty new table.

Or select Column Templates to quickly add commonly used columns.

Add More Columns to the Table

Click on the table in the diagram.

The bottom right pane of the application will show all the columns, foreign keys, indexes, etc for that table.

Click on the Add button in the Columns tab to add new columns.


See also:

Designing A Database