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# The SQL Server Management Studio Environment
  [!INCLUDE[ssManStudioFull](../includes/ssmanstudiofull-md.md)] provides a rich environment for managing and developing queries in [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)].  
  
## In This Section  
 [General User Interface Elements](general-user-interface-elements.md)  
 Outline general features of the user interface, such as Solution Explorer, Object Explorer, the Properties window, and the integrated Web browser.  
  
 [Solution Explorer](solution/solution-explorer.md)  
 Introduces Solution Explorer, which provides you with an organized view of your projects and their files as well as ready access to commands for managing them.  
  
 [Solution Explorer Source Control](../database-engine/solution-explorer-source-control.md)  
 Describes how [!INCLUDE[ssManStudioFull](../includes/ssmanstudiofull-md.md)] integrates with source control products.