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How to: Remove Tables from Database Diagrams

You can remove a table from your database diagram. Removing a table does not alter your database. The table and its relationships to other tables continue to exist in the database.

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To remove a table from a database diagram

  1. In your database diagram, select the table you want to remove.

  2. Right-click the table and choose Remove Table from Diagram from the shortcut menu.

    -or-

    Press the ESC key.

    If the table has unsaved changes as a result of edits you made in the database diagram, a message prompts you to save the table before removing it.

The table is removed from your diagram but it continues to exist in the database.

See Also

Tasks

How to: Delete Tables from a Database

Other Resources

Working with Database Diagrams