This tutorial provides a quick hands-on introduction to using MySQL Workbench for beginners. If you have used MySQL Workbench before you can safely skip this tutorial.

To complete this tutorial you will need to have a locally installed MySQL Server. If you only have access to a remote MySQL server you will need to enter appropriate connection parameters when required. This tutorial requires MySQL Workbench version 5.2.16 or above. You also need a basic understanding of MySQL concepts. This tutorial demonstrates the procedures on Microsoft Windows, they are, however, the same for all supported platforms.