User Guide

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Chapter 5
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From the menus choose:
Edit
Copy
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Click the empty row number beneath the last defined variable in the data file.
E From the menus choose:
Edit
Paste Variab
les...
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Enter the nu
mber of variables that you want to create.
E Enter a pref
ix and starting number for the new variables.
The new variable names will consist of the specified prefix plus a sequential number
starting with the specified number.
Entering Data
You can enter data directly in the Data Editor in the Data view. You can enter data
in any order. You can enter data by case or by variable, for selected areas or for
individua
lcells.
 The activ
e cell is highlighted.
 The variab
le name and row number of the active cell are displayed in the top
left corner of the Data Editor.
 When you select a cell and enter a data value, the value is displayed in the cell
editor at the top of the Data Editor.
 Data values are not recorded until you press Enter or select another cell.
 To enter anything other than simple numeric data, you must define the variable
type first
.
If you enter a value in an empty column, the Data Editor automatically creates a new
variable and assigns a variable name.