User Guide

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Overview
Reset. Deselects any variables in the selected variable list(s) and resets all
specifications in the dialog box and any subdialog boxes to the default state.
Cancel. Can
cels any changes in the dialog box settings since the last time it was
opened and closes the dialog box. Within a session, dialog box settings are persistent.
A dialog box retains your last set of specifications until you override them.
Help. Conte
xt-sensitive Help. This takes you to a Help window that contains
information about the current dialog box. You can also get help on individual dialog
box controls by clicking the control with the right mouse button.
Subdialog Boxes
Since most procedures provide a great deal of flexibility, not all of the possible
choices can be contained in a single dialog box. The main dialog box usually contains
the minimu
m information required to run a procedure. Additional specifications
are made in subdialog boxes.
In the main dialog box, controls with an ellipsis (...) after the name indicate that a
subdialo
g box will be displayed.
Selecting Variables
To select a single variable, you simply highlight it on the source variable list and
click the
right arrow button next to the target variable list. If there is only one target
variable list, you can double-click individual variables to move them from the source
list to the target list.
You can also select multiple variables:
 To select multiple variables that are grouped together on the variable list, click the
first one and then Shift-click the last one in the group.
 To select multiple variables that are not grouped together on the variable list, use
the Ctrl
-click method. Click the first variable, then Ctrl-click the next variable,
and so on.