Here's a fun little thing if you are into fonts, and customizing your tools. It is possible to change the default font used in SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). Not only can you change the font used, or the size of the font, but if you would feel inclined to do so, you could even change the existing colour scheme (If, for instance, you want to change the standard function keyword colour from pink to something more funky).
In SSMS, click on "Tools", and then select "Options". In the Options screen, then expand "Environment", and select "Fonts and Colors":
As you can see, by default SSMS uses Courier New, size 10, but you can change the font used here, and there's a whole list of display items you can customize further if you want. The list gives you full control over a long list of functionality, the visualization of which you can tweak to your hearts content.
Below you will find the full list of the individual elements:
Plain Text
Selected Text
Inactive Selelected Text
Indicator Margin
Line Numbers
Visible White Space
Bookmark
Brace Matching (Highlight)
Brace Matching (Rectangle)
Breakpoint (Disabled)
Breakpoint (Enabled)
Breakpoint (Error)
Breakpoint (Warning)
Breakpoint - Mapped (Disabled)
Breakpoint - Mapped (Enabled)
Call Return
Code Snipper Dependent Field
Code Snippet Field
Collapsible Text
Comment
Compiler Error
Current list location
Current State
Definition Window Background
Definition Window Current Match
Disassembly File Name
Disassembly Source
Disassembly Symbol
Disassembly Text
Error
Error Message
Identifier
Keyword
MDX Function
MDX Property
Memory Address
Memory Changed
Memory Data
Memory Unreadable
Number
Other Error
Read-Only Region
Refactoring Background
Refactoring Current Field
Refactoring Dependent Field
Register Data
Register Data Changed
Register NAT
Smart Tag
SQL Operator
SQL Stored Procedure
SQL String
SQL System Function
SQL System Table
SQL CMD Command
Stale Code
String
Syntax Error
Task List Shortcut
Template Parameter
Text
Track Changes after Save
Track Changes before Save
Warning
Warning Lines PathXML Attribute
XML Attribute Name
XML Attribute Quotes
XML Attribute Value
XML CData Section
XML Comment
XML Delimiter
XML Element Name
XML Keyword
XML Name
XML Processing Instruction
XML Tag Delimiter
XML Text
XSLT Keyword
In SSMS, click on "Tools", and then select "Options". In the Options screen, then expand "Environment", and select "Fonts and Colors":
As you can see, by default SSMS uses Courier New, size 10, but you can change the font used here, and there's a whole list of display items you can customize further if you want. The list gives you full control over a long list of functionality, the visualization of which you can tweak to your hearts content.
Below you will find the full list of the individual elements:
Plain Text
Selected Text
Inactive Selelected Text
Indicator Margin
Line Numbers
Visible White Space
Bookmark
Brace Matching (Highlight)
Brace Matching (Rectangle)
Breakpoint (Disabled)
Breakpoint (Enabled)
Breakpoint (Error)
Breakpoint (Warning)
Breakpoint - Mapped (Disabled)
Breakpoint - Mapped (Enabled)
Call Return
Code Snipper Dependent Field
Code Snippet Field
Collapsible Text
Comment
Compiler Error
Current list location
Current State
Definition Window Background
Definition Window Current Match
Disassembly File Name
Disassembly Source
Disassembly Symbol
Disassembly Text
Error
Error Message
Identifier
Keyword
MDX Function
MDX Property
Memory Address
Memory Changed
Memory Data
Memory Unreadable
Number
Other Error
Read-Only Region
Refactoring Background
Refactoring Current Field
Refactoring Dependent Field
Register Data
Register Data Changed
Register NAT
Smart Tag
SQL Operator
SQL Stored Procedure
SQL String
SQL System Function
SQL System Table
SQL CMD Command
Stale Code
String
Syntax Error
Task List Shortcut
Template Parameter
Text
Track Changes after Save
Track Changes before Save
Warning
Warning Lines PathXML Attribute
XML Attribute Name
XML Attribute Quotes
XML Attribute Value
XML CData Section
XML Comment
XML Delimiter
XML Element Name
XML Keyword
XML Name
XML Processing Instruction
XML Tag Delimiter
XML Text
XSLT Keyword