User`s guide

E-Prime User’s Guide
Chapter 5: Data Handling
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Most often the Administrator will simply want to either make the file read-only or clear any security
restrictions from the file. To make the file read-only, click the Disallow All Edits button on the
Security dialog. Similarly, to clear all security restrictions, click the Clear All Security button on
the Security dialog. Click the OK button to apply or remove the security. Save the data file. The
data file must be saved, or the security settings will be lost when the file is closed. While the file
is opened as the Administrator, the data file will not look any different. To view the security
restrictions, close the data file and reopen it with the Open command. Figure 1 on the left shows
a read-only data file opened as an Administrator, and Figure 2 on the right displays the same
data file opened as a regular user.
Figure 1. Data file with security restrictions opened as
Administrator.
Figure 2. Data file with security restrictions opened as user.
Security settings may be applied to specific variables. For each variable, the Administrator has
the option of hiding the name, hiding the data, or disallowing edits. For example, if the
Administrator sets the “Hide name” option for a variable, when the data file is opened with the
Open command the spreadsheet will not display any columns for that variable. Even if the user
tries to restore the spreadsheet, that variable will not be displayed in the spreadsheet. If the