>>>>>>>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... ???
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>>>>>I'm not sure what do you mean. However, you can use SSMS from SQL Server 2008 to work with SQL Server 2005.
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>>>>Sorry.....I meant in sql2000 with query analyzer I typed directly in the new query window and the toolbar was active. In sql2005 I type directly in the new query window and the toolbar never activates......
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>>>>Anyway...many thanks for your suggestions.
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>>>The toolbar I have is this (see attached). Do you mean something else?
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>>Yes.....The one I'm not seeing active is the one where you can pick which panes to show...Ie Diagram, Criteria, SQL, and Results....There's also several othe choices on it. Is can see and use the one you sent as jpg.
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>If you mean this new toolbar I just added (see attached), then it's always inactive for me too. Even when I try to design a query in Editor.

Yep...that's the one. The only time I ever see it active is when I create a new view.......Then both it and the view designer toolbar (looks almost the same) become active.