User Guide

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Chapter 3
For data saved as an SPSS data file, the Save Data As Variables dialog box allows you
to select the variables that you want to be saved in the new data file. By default, all
variables w
ill be saved. Deselect the variables that you don’t want to save, or click
Drop All and then select the variables that you want to save.
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setofVariables
E Make the Da
ta Editor the active window (click anywhere in the window to make it
active).
E From the menus choose:
File
Save As...
E
Select SPSS (*.sav) from the list of file types.
E Click Variables.
E Select the variables that you want to save.
Saving File Options
For spreadsheet and tab-delimited files, you can write variable names to the first
row of the file.
Protecting Original Data
To prevent the accidental modification/deletion of your original data, you can mark
the file as read-only.
E From the Data Editor menus choose:
File
Mark File
Read Only
If you make subsequent modifications to the data and then try to save the data file, you
can save the data only with a different filename; so the original data are not affected.