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Chapter 3 Entering, Editing, and Managing Data 57
Elements of JMP Data Tables
Figure 3.11 The Data Grid
Click to view/hide
the data table panels
Click to deselect
all selected rows.
Shift-click to
select all rows.
Click to view
the rows menu
Click to select the
row
Click to deselect all selected columns. Shift-click to select all columns.
Click to view the columns menu
Click to select the column, double-click to view the Column
Info window, or right-click for specific column options
Double-click to edit column name
Click and drag to adjust the width of the
column. To simultaneously adjust widths of
all selected columns, press and hold the Alt
key (Option on the Macintosh and Shift-Alt
on Linux) as you click and drag.
3Entering Data
Cursor Forms
The cursor has different forms, and the actions it performs depend on its location in the data grid. See
“The Tools Menu,” p. 444, for details about cursor forms.
Arrow Cursor The cursor is the standard arrow when it is in the panels area to the left of
the data table, in the triangular rows and columns area in the upper left corner of the data grid, or
on the title bar of the tables panel.
• To select a column using the arrow cursor, click its name in the columns panel.
• Click the table name on the title bar of the tables panel to edit it.
• Double-click a column name in the column panel to edit it.
• Click the triangular areas in the upper left corner of the data grid to deselect rows and
columns.
• Click and drag to draw a temporary line. When you release, the line disappears.
Selection (Large Plus) Cursor When the cursor is within a column heading or a row
number area, it becomes a large plus, indicating it is available to select rows or columns. When
you click, that row or column is highlighted. Click and drag to highlight multiple rows or
columns, and Ctrl-click (Command-click on the Macintosh) to select discontiguous rows or
columns.
• Double-click a column heading area to see the Column Info window for that column.
• Select a column to change the column name. The column highlights. Begin typing (if it is not
in a locked column or locked data table).
• Double-click the row number area to edit the rows using the row editor.
Standard I-beam Cursor When you select editable text, the cursor becomes a standard
I-beam. To edit text, position the I-beam within highlighted text. Click to mark an insertion