User Guide

8
Chapter 1
Variable Nam
es and Variable Labels in Dialog Box Lists
You can di sp
lay either variable names or variable labels in dialog box lists.
 To control t
he display of variable names or labels, choose
Options from the Edit
menu in any window.
 To define or modify variable labels, use Variable View in the Data Editor.
 For data imported from database sources, field names are used as variable labels.
 For long labels, position the mouse pointer over the label in the list to view
theentirelabel.
 If no variable label is defined, the variable name is displayed.
Figure 1-3
Variable la
bels displayed in a dialog box
Dialog Box Controls
There are five standard controls in most dialog boxes:
OK. Runs the procedure. After you select your variables and choose any additional
specifi
cations, click
OK to run the procedure. This also closes the dialog box.
Paste. Generates command syntax from the dialog box selections and pastes the
syntax into a syntax window. You can then customize the commands with additional
feature
s not available from dialog boxes.