>>I think I misread your original statement. I don't use Query Editor to design my queries, I type them directly in the New Query window.
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>That's what I used to do as well, in 2000......Evidently it doesn't work the same in 2005....Maybe they fixed it in 2008... ???

I'm not sure what do you mean. However, you can use SSMS from SQL Server 2008 to work with SQL Server 2005.