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Double-click the row number or click the Data View tab.
E Enter the data in the column for the newly defined variable.
To Use Value
Labels for Data Entry
E If value la
bels aren’t currently displayed in the Data view, from the menus choose:
View
Value Labels
E
Click on the cell in which you want to enter the value.
E Select a value label from the drop-down list.
The value is entered and the value label is displayed in the cell.
Note:Thisw
orks only if you have defined value labels for the variable.
Data Value Restrictions in the Data Editor
The defined variable type and width determine the type of value that can be entered in
the cell in t
he Data view.
 If you type
a character not allowed by the defined variable type, the Data Editor
beeps and does not enter the character.
 For string variables, characters beyond the defined width are not allowed.
 For numeric variables, integer values that exceed the defined width can be
entered, but the Data Editor displays either scientific notation or asterisks in the
cell to ind
icate that the value is wider than the defined width. To display the value
in the cell, change the defined width of the variable. (Note: Changing the column
width does not affect the variable width.)
Editing D
ata
With the D
ata Editor, you can modify data values in the Data view in many ways.
You can:
 Change data values.