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Preferences for Opening Excel Files
Preferences for Opening Excel Files
When opening Excel files, JMP gives you the flexibility to change some preferences related to how the
file is opened.
Figure 10.3 Preferences for Opening Excel Files
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Importing Excel Labels as JMP Column Names (Windows and Macintosh
Only)
When JMP opens a Microsoft Excel file, it places the first line of data into the first row in JMP.
However, you might have an Excel file that contains labels in its first line. In that case, you might want
to use those labels as column names in JMP. Alternatively, you might want JMP to make a guess at the
function of the labels. To tell JMP how to use Excel labels as its column names:
1 Select File > Preferences (Windows) or JMP > Preferences (Macintosh).
2 Click the General category, as shown in Figure 10.3.
3 Choose an option beside Use Excel Labels as Headings.
Excel Workbook/Worksheet Selection (Windows and Macintosh Only)
When JMP opens a Microsoft Excel workbook that contains multiple worksheets, it opens all of the
worksheets by default. If you would like to open only certain worksheets:
1 Select File > Preferences (Windows) or JMP > Preferences (Macintosh).
2 Click the General category.
3 Click the box beside Select Individual Excel Worksheets. You can now specify which sheets to
import when you open an Excel workbook, as shown in Figure 10.4. For details about opening
Excel files, see “Opening Excel and OpenOffice Files,” p. 22.