User`s guide

E-Prime User’s Guide
Chapter 5: Data Handling
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After the data file has been saved and closed, the edited data will continue to appear in red. If
the user chooses to “undo” the edit before closing the file, the data will revert to the original black
color. Thus, upon opening a file, it is possible to immediately determine if any data has been
edited.
5.3.3.2 Annotations
For each modification made to a data file, E-DataAid writes an annotation, which is saved with the
file. The annotation describes the modification, and serves as a record of changes made to the
file. Modifications include such actions as editing a value, renaming a variable, creating a new
variable, adding a comment to the file, importing data, or merging data. The file’s annotations
may be viewed using E-DataAid’s Display Annotations command on the View menu, or by
clicking the Annotations tool button. Activating this command displays the Annotations dialog.
By default, annotations are listed in reverse chronological order. The annotations may be sorted
by clicking on any of the column headers in the list. Refer to the E-DataAid chapter in the
Reference Guide for a detailed description of the columns within the Annotations dialog.
The text of the annotation describes the specific modification made to the file. For example, if a
session is merged into the file, the annotation includes the name of the file from which it was
merged. If a value is edited, the annotation includes both the old and new values, as illustrated in
the image below.
The list of annotations may be filtered to see only one class of annotations at a time by changing
the setting in the Show field. For example, selecting “Data Alterations” will display only
annotations describing modifications made to the data in the file. When Data Alterations is
selected in the Show field, the display above is modified as follows: