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title: Customize the Amount of Information Displayed in Diagrams
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  - "table views in database diagrams [SQL Server]"
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  - "custom table views [SQL Server]"
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# Customize the Amount of Information Displayed in Diagrams (Visual Database Tools)
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When you add a table to a database diagram it appears with a set number of properties showing. You can choose from a menu of variations on how much information shows or you can create a custom set of properties.  
  
The choices are:  
  
-   Standard  
  
-   Column Names  
  
-   Keys  
  
-   Name Only  
  
-   Custom  
  
-   Modify Custom  
  
### To choose a table view  
  
1.  Right-click a table in the Database Diagram Designer.  
  
2.  From the shortcut menu, point to Table View and then click the view you want.  
  
### To create a custom table view  
  
1.  Right-click a table in Database Diagram Designer.  
  
2.  From the shortcut menu, point to **Table View** and then click **Modify Custom**.  
  
3.  In the **Column Selection** dialog box, choose which properties you want to show when **Custom** in chosen from the **Table View** menu.  
  
## See Also  
[Work with Database Diagrams (Visual Database Tools)](../../ssms/visual-db-tools/work-with-database-diagrams-visual-database-tools.md)