SSMS works out of the box, but with a few small tweaks you can make it feel like yours. In this episode, Anna is joined by Makena to walk through some customizations in SSMS 22, from visual changes like Dark Theme, font settings, and NULL value coloring, to workflow improvements like tab layouts, Object Explorer grouping, and smarter results grid saving behavior. Whether you're new to SSMS or just never took the time to configure it, these are settings you'll wish you'd changed sooner.

✅ Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:25 Demos

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A walkthrough of customization options in SQL Server Management Studio 22 (SSMS 22), covering both visual and workflow settings. Topics include switching color themes (including dark mode and new themes like 'bubblegum'), adjusting font sizes and presenter mode, changing null value cell highlight colors, enabling map mode for the script editor, configuring column headers when saving or dragging results to Excel/JSON, and setting group-by-schema as a default in Object Explorer. A new embedded settings experience with search and sync capabilities is also previewed.

Make SSMS 22 Work For You: How to Customize Your Environment | Data Exposed