3.2 Workbench Preferences

3.2.1 General Editors Preferences
3.2.2 SQL Editor Preferences
3.2.3 Administration Preferences
3.2.4 Modeling Preferences
3.2.5 Fonts and Colors Preferences
3.2.6 SSH Preferences
3.2.7 Other Preferences

Select Preferences from the Edit menu to configure MySQL Workbench to your specific needs. The Workbench Preferences sidebar menu is divided into the following sections:

General Editors: General-purpose editor options, such as SQL parsing options.
SQL Editor: SQL editor related preferences that also includes subsections for the Query Editor, Object Editor, and SQL Execution.
Administration: Tools used by the Administrator functionality.
Modeling: Model related preferences that also includes subsections for Defaults, MySQL (MySQL specific settings), Diagram (EER), and Appearance (model colors and fonts).
Fonts & Colors: Change fonts for tools such as the SQL editor and results grid.
SSH: Set secure connection timeouts and file locations.
Others: Miscellaneous options.

A more detailed discussion of these options follows.