Menu Bar¶

The pgAdmin menu bar provides drop-down menus for access to options, commands, and utilities. The menu bar displays the following selections: File, Object, Tools*, and Help. Selections may be grayed out which indicates they are disabled for the object currently selected in the pgAdmin tree control.

The File Menu¶

pgAdmin file menu bar

Use the File menu to access the following options:

Option	Action
Preferences	Click to open the Preferences dialog to to customize your pgAdmin settings.
Reset Layout	If you have modified the workspace, click to restore the default layout.
Lock Layout	Click to open a submenu to select the level for locking the UI layout This can also be changed from browser display preferences

The Object Menu¶

pgAdmin object menu bar

The Object menu is context-sensitive. Use the Object menu to access the following options (in alphabetical order):

Option	Action
Change Password…	Click to open the Change Password… dialog to change your password.
Clear Saved Password	If you have saved the database server password, click to clear the saved password. Enable only when password is already saved.
Clear SSH Tunnel Password	If you have saved the ssh tunnel password, click to clear the saved password. Enable only when password is already saved.
Connect Server…	Click to open the Connect to Server dialog to establish a connection with a server.
Create	Click Create to access a context menu that provides context-sensitive selections. Your selection opens a Create dialog for creating a new object.
Delete/Drop	Click to delete the currently selected object from the server.
Disconnect Server…	Click to disconnect the currently selected server.
Drop Cascade	Click to delete the currently selected object and all dependent objects from the server.
Properties…	Click to review or modify the currently selected object’s properties.
Refresh…	Click to refresh the currently selected object.
Remove Server	Click to remove the currently selected server.
Scripts	Click to open the Query tool to edit or view the selected script from the flyout menu.
Trigger(s)	Click to Disable or Enable trigger(s) for the currently selected table. Options are displayed on the flyout menu.
Truncate	Click to remove all rows from a table (Truncate) or to remove all rows from a table and its child tables (Truncate Cascade). Options are displayed on the flyout menu.
View Data	Click to access a context menu that provides several options for viewing data (see below).

The Tools Menu¶

pgAdmin tools menu bar

Use the Tools menu to access the following options (in alphabetical order):

Option	Action
Add named restore point	Click to open the Add named restore point… dialog to take a point-in-time snapshot of the current server state.
Backup…	Click to open the Backup… dialog to backup database objects.
Backup Globals…	Click to open the Backup Globals… dialog to backup cluster objects.
Backup Server…	Click to open the Backup Server… dialog to backup a server.
Grant Wizard…	Click to access the Grant Wizard tool.
Import/Export…	Click to open the Import/Export data… dialog to import or export data from a table.
Maintenance…	Click to open the Maintenance… dialog to VACUUM, ANALYZE, REINDEX, or CLUSTER.
Pause replay of WAL	Click to pause the replay of the WAL log.
Query tool	Click to open the Query tool for the currently selected object.
Reload Configuration…	Click to update configuration files without restarting the server.
Restore…	Click to access the Restore dialog to restore database files from a backup.
Resume replay of WAL	Click to resume the replay of the WAL log.

The Help Menu¶

pgAdmin help menu bar

Use the options on the Help menu to access online help documents, or to review information about the pgAdmin installation (in alphabetical order):

Option	Action
About pgAdmin 4	Click to open a window where you will find information about pgAdmin; this includes the current version and the current user.
Online Help	Click to open documentation support for using pgAdmin utilities, tools and dialogs. Navigate (in the newly opened tab?) help documents in the left browser pane or use the search bar to specify a topic.
pgAdmin Website	Click to open the pgAdmin.org website in a browser window.
PostgreSQL Website	Click to access the PostgreSQL core documentation hosted at the PostgreSQL site. The site also offers guides, tutorials, and resources.