i see there is "arrange tables" that organizes your table relationships to be clear. is there anyway to autosize the tables so it shows:
i find myself tweaking tables over and over manually and its a pain. I would hope there would be some way to auto correct the sizing of all tables in the diagram with one click. maybe i am too hopeful.
IN SQL Server 2005 (and, if I recall right, 2000), first select the table or tables you wish to adjust, and then select "Autosize Selected Tables" from the right-click menu or the "Database Diagram" menu. There does not appear to be a matching toolbar button.
Despite this, in 2005 I find I sometimes need to manually widen the "column name" column so that, when it prints, my entire column is printed. Similarly, I sometimes have to widen the table window (horizontally and/or vertically), to ensure that scroll bars are not included in the printout for each window.
The tool is useful in 2000, but they made it a bit less useful and much more irritating in 2005. I haven't used it yet in 2008.
Two more cents: I used Erwin a bit and hated it. I used Embarcaderos' ER Studio a bit and loved it. Both cost major money, so you may well have to make do with diagrams.
The diagramming functionality with SQL Server is pretty poor I'm afraid but probably good enough for what it is intended for (creating relationships). There are utilities out there that do a better job if all you want to do is output a database diagram e.g. Visio.
If I remember correctly there is REDGATE who do a range of utilities for SQL Server.
