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Appendix B Main Menu 451
The Layout Menu
Statistics Accesses references that give definitions of statistical terms. Once you are in the
Statistics Index window, click the Topic Help button to go to the place in the online Help that
describes the highlighted topic. Click Launch to run the script that corresponds to the item you
have highlighted in the list. Click Example to view an example of the highlighted topic.
JSL Functions Presents a list of JSL functions, such as Sin, Cos, Sqrt, and Abbrev Date that you
would use when writing JSL. Highlight an operator name to see a description of the operator
appears in the window on the right. Click the Topic Help button to locate the topic in the online
Help.
Object Scripting Presents a list of JSL objects. These are scriptable JSL building blocks.
Highlight an object name and messages the object recognizes appear in the window on the right.
DisplayBox Scripting Presents a list of the elements that make up a JMP report. These elements
are the JSL building blocks with which you build output. Highlight a Display Box and available
messages for each object appear in the window on the right.
B The Main Menu
Tutorials
Contains a submenu that open JMP tutorials.
Books
Opens .pdf files of the JMP documentation.
Sample Data
Opens the directory where sample data files are stored.
JMP.com and JMP User Community
Open the default browser and takes you to the JMP Web site at www.jmp.com and to JMP user forums
online.
About JMP
Displays a panel that shows the release, the copyright, the operating system, and the owner of the copy
of JMP that is running.
Note: On Macintosh, About JMP is on the JMP menu.
The Layout Menu
If you want to copy a JMP window to a separate window and manipulate pieces of it, you would use
the Layout command. See “Saving Using the Layout Command,” p. 118, for details.
Group
The Group command combines selected objects into a single object or group.