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Appendix B Main Menu 445
The Tools Menu
Help
The question mark icon accesses the JMP Help system. Select the help tool and then click a place in a
data table or report on which you need assistance. Context-sensitive help tells about the items located
near the location of your click.
Selection
Use the large plus (selection tool) to select rows and columns in the data table or areas of a report.
When you click, the row or column is highlighted. Click and drag to highlight multiple rows and
columns, and Ctrl-click (Command-click on the Macintosh) to select discontinuous rows or columns.
Clicking near the edge of the report highlights the entire report. To deselect, click a second time in a
highlighted area.
B The Main Menu
Scroller
Drag the scroller tool to scroll reports up or down and show only the results you want to see. The
scroller is a precise way to perform the same function as the vertical and horizontal scroll bars. The
scroller reverts to the arrow after one click. Press and hold the Shift key while selecting the scroller to
have the cursor continue to have the scroller form after multiple clicks.
Grabber
The hand (grabber) tool is for direct manipulation of plots, charts, axes, and formula components. Use
the hand tool to change the displayed range of axis values. On a y-axis, dragging or scales the
y-axis; dragging scrolls the y-axis. On an x-axis, dragging scrolls the x-axis; dragging or
scales the x-axis.
Brush
The brush tool is for highlighting an area of points in plots. When you click, a rectangle appears. Move
the rectangle over points to highlight them. Shift-click to extend the selection. Alt-click (Option-click
on the Macintosh and Alt-Shift-click on Linux) to change the size of the selection rectangle and also
extend the selection. See “Selecting a Rectangular Area of Points,” p. 185, for details.
Lasso
The lasso tool lets you highlight an irregular area of points in plots. Drag the lasso around any set of
points. When you release the lasso, it automatically closes and highlights the points within the enclosed
area. See “Selecting an Irregular-Shaped Area of Points,” p. 186, for details.
Magnifier
The magnifier (zoom) tool lets you automatically zoom in on any area of a plot. When you click the
magnifier, the point or area where you click becomes the center of a new view of the data. Alt-click