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.. _pgadmin_menu_bar:
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The pgAdmin Menu Bar
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The pgAdmin menu bar provides drop-down menus for access to options, commands, and utilities. The menu bar displays the following selections: *File* , *Object* , Tools*, and * Help*. Selections may be grayed out which indicates they are disabled for the object currently selected in the * pgAdmin* tree control.
**The File Menu**
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Use the *File* menu to access the following options:
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| Option | Action |
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| *Change Password...* | Click to open the :ref: `Change Password... <change_password_dialog>` dialog to change your password. |
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| *Preferences* | Click to open the :ref: `Preferences <preferences>` dialog to to customize your pgAdmin settings. |
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**The Object Menu**
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The *Object* menu is context-sensitive. Use the *Object* menu to access the following options (in alphabetical order):
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| Option | Action |
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| *Connect Server...* | Click to open the :ref: `Connect to Server <connect_to_server>` dialog to establish a connection with a server. |
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| *Create* | Click *Create* to access a context menu that provides context-sensitive selections. |
| | Your selection opens a *Create* dialog for creating a new object. |
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| *Delete/Drop* | Click to delete the currently selected object from the server. |
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| *Disconnect Server...* | Click to refresh the currently selected object. |
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| *Drop Cascade* | Click to delete the currently selected object and all dependent objects from the server. |
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| *Properties...* | Click to review or modify the currently selected object's properties. |
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| *Refresh...* | Click to refresh the currently selected object. |
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| *Scripts* | Click to open the :ref: `Query tool <query_tool>` to edit or view the selected script from the flyout menu. |
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| *Trigger(s)* | Click to *Disable* or *Enable* trigger(s) for the currently selected table. Options are displayed on the flyout menu. |
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| *Truncate* | Click to remove all rows from a table (*Truncate* ) or to remove all rows from a table and its child tables |
| | (*Truncate Cascade* ). Options are displayed on the flyout menu. |
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| *View Data* | Click to access a context menu that provides several options for viewing data (see below). |
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**The Tool Menu**
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Use the *Tools* menu to access the following options (in alphabetical order):
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| Option | Action |
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| *Add named restore point* | Click to open the :ref: `Add named restore point... <add_restore_point_dialog>` dialog to take a point-in-time snapshot of the current |
| | server state. |
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| *Backup...* | Click to open the :ref: `Backup... <backup_dialog>` dialog to backup database objects. |
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| *Backup Globals...* | Click to open the :ref: `Backup Globals... <backup_globals_dialog>` dialog to backup cluster objects. |
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| *Backup Server...* | Click to open the :ref: `Backup Server... <backup_server_dialog>` dialog to backup a server. |
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| *Grant Wizard...* | Click to access the :ref: `Grant Wizard <grant_wizard>` tool. |
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| *Import/Export...* | Click to open the :ref: `Import/Export data... <import_export_data>` dialog to import or export data from a table. |
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| *Maintenance...* | Click to open the :ref: `Maintenance... <maintenance_dialog>` dialog to VACUUM, ANALYZE, REINDEX, or CLUSTER. |
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| *Pause replay of WAL* | Click to pause the replay of the WAL log. |
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| *Query tool* | Click to open the :ref: `Query tool <query_tool>` for the currently selected object. |
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| *Reload Configuration...* | Click to update configuration files without restarting the server. |
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| *Restore...* | Click to access the :ref: `Restore <restore_dialog>` dialog to restore database files from a backup. |
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| *Resume replay of WAL* | Click to resume the replay of the WAL log. |
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**The Help Menu**
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Use the options on the *Help* menu to access online help documents, or to review information about the pgAdmin installation (in alphabetical order):
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| Option | Action |
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| *About pgAdmin* | Click to open a window where you will find information about pgAdmin; this includes the current version and the current user. |
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| *Online Help* | Click to open documentation support for using pgAdmin utilities, tools and dialogs. |
| | Navigate (in the newly opened tab?) help documents in the left browser pane or use the search bar to specify a topic. |
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| *pgAdmin Website* | Click to open the *pgAdmin.org* website in a browser window. |
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| *PostgreSQL Website* | Click to access the PostgreSQL core documentation hosted at the PostgreSQL site. The site also offers guides, tutorials, and resources. |
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