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 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).
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.