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Getting Started

The topics in this section provide some basic information about MS Compact Maestro, what it is for and what you can do with it.

How to get started:

•	Connect to a database with MS Compact Maestro

•	Explaining user interface

•	How MS Compact Maestro looks when you start it for the first time

•	Shortcut keys

Learning more:

□	Study the Overview of Database Object Management section for detailed instructions on using MS Compact Maestro.

□	See Database Tools and Queries sections for instructions on more advanced procedures!

□	Find out more about Working with Data in MS Compact Maestro.

□	Customize the way MS Compact Maestro works, see Program Options for full details.

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News

Jul 7, 2023

MS SQL Server Tools Family upgraded

All software of our Microsoft SQL Server family come now with SQL Server 2022 compatibility.

Sep 28, 2017

MS Compact Maestro 17.9 released

New version features updated data import and data export tools, colored tabs, enhanced data grids, performance and usability improvements, and a lot of other useful things.

Aug 5, 2013

MS Compact Maestro has been released

We are pleased to introduce a new member of Microsoft SQL Server tools family designed for SQL Server Compact database development and management.

Feature of the day

Object Duplicating

You can make a copy of a database object by dragging it from one database to another in MS Compact Maestro.

SQL Formatter

MS Compact Maestro allows you to tune up SQL scripts according to your preferences.