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# Show Diagram Properties (Visual Database Tools)
  You can display properties for a database diagram in the Properties window.  
  
### To show database diagram properties in the Properties window  
  
1.  Open Database Diagram Designer.  
  
2.  Make sure that no objects are selected in Database Diagram Designer by clicking anywhere within the designer except on an object.  
  
3.  From the **View** menu, click **Properties Window**.  
  
 The properties for the diagram are now visible in the **Properties** window.  
  
## See Also  
 [Work with Database Diagrams (Visual Database Tools)](visual-database-tools.md)