Using JMP - SAS

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Open Data Files
– Data table titles for editing
– Table script titles for opening
– Modeling type icons for changing
Open Data Files
Note: For more details about opening files, see the “Import Your Data” chapter on page 51.
To open a data file, select File > Open and select the file type. Some file types have additional features and
options that appear in the Open Data File window. See Table 2.1.
Tips:
• Windows only: To open the same file type every time, select the Select this filter the next time this
window is invoked check box.
• Windows only: Open a file by dragging it onto the JMP Home Window.
• To change which directory the File > Open command looks in, see “File Locations” on page 386 in the
“JMP Preferences” chapter.
• To quickly access a directory that you frequently use, add a shortcut to your Favorites folder by clicking
this button: . Then open your Favorites folder by clicking this button: .
Table 2.1 Additional Features and Options by File Type
File Type
JMP Data Tables
Additional Features and Options
Table notes, the number of columns (Cols), and the number of rows appear.
Use the Select Columns option to select which columns are imported into
the data table. On Windows, click the arrow next to Open and then use the
Select Columns option to specify which columns are imported into the data
table. On Macintosh, you can select which columns to import after you click
Open.
Excel Files • Convert the first row into column headings.
• If the file includes multiple worksheets, specify which worksheets to
import. Click the arrow next to Open and then use the Open Selected
Worksheets option.