title: Visual Query Designer not accessible in when connecting to SQL Server 2012 in Visual Studio 2012
body: <p>When I right click the Tables node in Server Explorer and choose "New Query", rather than seeing the visual designer, I now see a text designer with no obvious way to get to the visual designer (see screen shot).</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/mRHqc.png" alt="Visual Studio Screen Shot"></p>
  
  <p>Notice how the Query Designer tools are all greyed out. Is there any way to get back to the visual designer?</p>
  
  <p>If it makes a difference, the database I'm connecting to is SQL Server 2012 Express.</p>
  
  <p><strong>EDIT</strong></p>
  
  <p>I have done some more research and it appears I should be able to see the designer by just creating a new query (<a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms172011.aspx" rel="noreferrer">http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms172011.aspx</a>). I can't find any option that may affect this behaviour. It also means I can't just edit a row in my test DB, which is driving me crazy!!!</p>
  
  <p><strong>EDIT 2</strong></p>
  
  <p>OK, the behaviour I get is based on the database I connect to. When I add a connection to an SQL Server 2008 database, right click and choose "New Query" I get the visual designer. When I connection to an SQL Server 2012 database and do <strong>exactly the same thing</strong> I get the text SQL editor with no access to a visual designer!!!</p>