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# Options (Query Results-SQL Server-General Page)
  Use this page to determine the default behavior of the query Results pane. To display these settings, on the **Tools** menu, click **Options**,expand the **Query Results** folder, select **SQL Server**, and then click **General**. Changes to these options are applied only to new [!INCLUDE[msCoName](../includes/msconame-md.md)] [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] queries. To change the options for the current queries, click **Query Options** on the **Query** menu or, in a [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] query window, right-click and select **Query Options**.  
  
## UIElement List  
 **Default destination for results**  
 Sets the default destination for result sets to either text or a grid in the Results pane, or to a file.  
  
 **Default location for saving query results**  
 Sets the default location where result pages are saved. Unless changed, the default location is the user's My Documents folder.  
  
 **Play the Windows default beep when a query batch completes**  
 Specify that a signal should be given when a query batch finishes executing.  
  
 **Reset to Default**  
 Resets all values on this page to the original default values.