Preference
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Description
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Show Tip of the Day at startup
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Select this option to show the Tip of the Day window at start-up. This option is selected by default.
Clear this option to prevent the Tip of the Day window from appearing at start-up.
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Initial Splash Window
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Select this option to show the initial splash window at start-up. This option is selected by default.
Clear this option to prevent the initial splash window from appearing at start-up.
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Initial JMP Starter Window
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(Macintosh only) Select this option to show the JMP Starter window every time you start JMP. This option is on by default.
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Initial JMP Window
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(Windows only) Select one of the listed windows as the default window. When JMP starts this window appears.
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Reopen the initial JMP window on last window close
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(Windows only) Select this option to open whichever window you have set as the Initial JMP Window when you close the last JMP window. If this option is turned off, closing the last JMP window also quits JMP.
This option is on by default.
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Select Individual Excel Worksheets
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Select this option to always be prompted to select specific worksheets when you open a Microsoft Excel workbook. This option is not selected by default.
Note that when you open an Excel file on Macintosh, an option to select worksheets is always available.
Under Vista and subsequent Windows operating systems, the interactive method to select individual worksheets is on the Open button menu.
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Show menu tips
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Select this option to see tooltips on main menu options and options in red triangle menus. This option is selected by default.
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Open Text File Charset
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Select one of the options from the menu to determine what character encoding JMP uses to open files. Best Guess is the default.
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Save Text Files as Unicode
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JMP uses the Unicode character set, which supports special characters such as é and ½. It saves files without special Unicode characters as plain text automatically. This option is selected by default.
Clear this check box to save all your files as plain text.
Note that versions of JMP earlier than 5.1.2 cannot read Unicode files.
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Save Journals GZ Compressed
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Select this option to save JMP journals in a compressed format to save disk space.
Clear this option to save journals normally. This option is not selected by default.
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Save Scripts in English
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Non-English versions of JMP can save scripts in either English or your local language. User-specified values (such as column names and text strings) in these scripts appear as they do in the data table. However, command words (such as Distribution and Set Value) appear in English rather than the local language in order for the script to run on JMP in English. JMP properly displays non-Roman characters (such as Japanese variable names) in JMP in English when the fonts support the necessary characters.
Select this option to save scripts in English no matter what language JMP is using.
Clear this option to save scripts in your local language. Note that these scripts run correctly only if JMP is running in the same language. This option is cleared by default.
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Display indexes in English
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Shows sections of the JMP Indexes in English or the current locale’s language. The preference is selected by default. When you deselect it, the following items are displayed in the current locale’s language:
• The object list, message list, and prototype in the Object Scripting Index.
• The message list and prototype in the Display Box Index.
• The category list in the JSL Functions Index.
Note: The description of each index item is always displayed in the current locale’s language. Examples are always in English.
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Report Invalid Display Box Messages
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Sends information about invalid display box messages to the log. This option is off by default.
This option can be useful during script development, but can cause unwanted log messages for existing scripts.
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Add files opened by scripts to the Recent Files list
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(Windows only) Select this option to include files opened by the JSL Open() command in the Home Window Recent Files pane and the File > Recent Files list.
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Background Color
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Click the color box to select a background color for windows.
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Preference
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Description
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Date Title on Output
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Select this option to display the date and time the analysis occurred in your report windows. This option is cleared by default.
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Data Table Title on Output
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Select this option to display the name of the data table and notes, if there are any, at the top of the report. This option is cleared by default.
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Hover Help
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On some numeric output, JMP provides tooltip-style help when you circle the mouse over a result.
Select this option to see hover help where it is offered. This option is selected by default.
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Report table style
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Select a style for your report tables: Plain, Bordered, Embossed, Beveled, or Heading Separator. Plain is the default value.
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Close report action
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Select one of the options from the menu to determine what happens when you close a report:
Prompt
When you close a report, you are prompted to save it.
Discard
When you close a report, you are not prompted to save it, and the report is not saved.
Save / Auto-save
When you close a report, it is automatically saved using the preference selected in the Auto-save the report to menu.
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Auto-save the report to
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Select one of the options from the menu to determine where a report is saved:
Prompt
When you close a report, you are prompted for a location to save it.
Data Table Script
When you close a report, it is saved as a script in the open data table.
Journal Script
When you close a report, it is saved to a journal window.
Log Window
When you close a report, its script is written to the log window.
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Save table with report
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Select one of the options from the menu to determine how a table is saved to a report:
Embed
When you save a report, the table is embedded into the report. Choose this option if you want to share the report with others. The data table that is stored in the report is reopened (unchanged) each time the report is opened. If you make changes to the table, they are not saved into the report unless you re-save the report.
Separate
When you save a report, the table is referenced in the report.
Prompt
When you save a report, you are prompted to specify how to save the report: either to embed the table within the report, or to add a reference to the table in the report.
Prompt is selected by default.
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Save the session when exiting
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Select one of the options from the menu:
Always
When you quit JMP, the session is always automatically saved.
Never
When you quit JMP, the session is never saved.
Prompt
When you quit JMP, you are asked if you would like to save the session.
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Laser pointer
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JMP has a built-in laser pointer that enables you to visually emphasize parts of a report. It is off by default.
To turn it on, select a color for the laser pointer from the menu.
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Show conditional formatting
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Conditionally formats the color of the text that represents the values. Available for correlation values, p-values, and factor pattern values. See Select Points in Plots in JMP Platforms.
Select one of the options from the menu:
Always
Conditional formatting is always applied to correlation values, p-values, and factor pattern values.
Screen Only
Conditional formatting is always applied to correlation values, p-values, and factor pattern values. However, the conditional formatting does not show when the report is printed.
Never
Conditional formatting is never applied to correlation values, p-values, and factor pattern values.
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Manage Rules
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Creates custom conditional formatting rules that can be applied to numeric columns or matrices.
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Preference
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Description
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Graph Marker size
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Select a default size for the markers in graphs: Dot, Small, Medium, Large, XL, XXL, or XXXL.
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Graph Marker
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Select a default marker shape for the markers in graphs.
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Graph Marker Theme
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Select a default theme for the markers in graphs when you mark by row or column.
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Marker Selection Mode
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Select the default formatting for selected markers. See Marker Selection Modes in JMP Platforms.
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Fast Marker Threshold
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When JMP refreshes a report window, it can draw markers on a plot at two different speeds: normal and fast. If JMP is in normal drawing mode, and the number of markers in a graph are more than the specified threshold number, JMP automatically switches to fast mode.
Enter the number of markers that separate normal and fast mode. The default is 10,000.
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Continuous Color Theme
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Select a default color theme for continuous data.
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Categorical Color Theme
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Select a default color theme for categorical data.
Note: The Universal theme is appropriate for users who are color-blind.
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Color Themes
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Lets you customize color themes defined in JMP. See Create a Custom Color Theme in Set Column Properties.
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Frame Border
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Shows borders only on the axes.
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TIck marks inside graph frame
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Shows axis tick marks inside the graph frame.
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Major Grid Lines
Major Grid Line Color
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Shows major grid lines on graphs and lets you select the color.
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Minor Grid Lines
Minor Grid Line Color
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Shows minor grid lines on graphs and lets you select the color.
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Frame Color
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Defines the color applied to a graph frame and tick marks.
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Major Grid Line Color
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Defines the major grid line color.
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Minor Grid Line Color
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Defines the minor grid line color.
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Preview Graph
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Shows a preview area where you can see your changes before applying them.
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Graph Border
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Shows an outline around the graph.
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Graph Height
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Enter the default graph height, measured in pixels.
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Graph Background Color
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Click the color box to select a background color for all graphs.
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Preference
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Description
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Suppress OnOpen Script Eval
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If you save a script to a data table and name it OnOpen, that script is automatically run whenever the data table is opened.
Select this option to prevent any script named OnOpen in the data table from running when you open the data table.
Clear this option to allow OnOpen scripts to run. This option is cleared by default.
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Allow short numeric data format
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JMP has the ability to store numeric data in as few as 8 bits (one byte). This option makes short-integer formats available to you when you select Cols > Column Info and assign a column a data type. When you use the correct short-integer format for your data, the numbers are not displayed differently, but the data table uses less disk space. See The Short-Integer Format in Set Column Properties.
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Save table in extended file format
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Starting with JMP 8, data tables can contain a very large number of columns. To accomplish this feature, much of the internal data table coding was changed to support the large (that is, extended) file format. By default, this option is on. Clear this check box if you want to open your JMP data table in versions earlier than JMP 8.
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Print Data Grid as is
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Select this option to print the JMP data table as it appears on the screen.
Clear this option to resize column widths to accommodate the content width. This option is cleared by default.
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Preserve SAS variable names when exporting to SAS
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Select this option to use variable names that are compliant with SAS when you export a JMP data table to a SAS data set. This option is cleared by default.
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Preserve SAS formats when exporting to SAS
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Select this option to use formats that are compliant with SAS when you export a JMP data table to a SAS data set. This option is selected by default.
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Use Thousands Separator
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Select this option to display numbers using the locale-appropriate thousands separator. This option is not selected by default.
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Use a Floating Window for Data Filters
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Select this option to float the Data Filter window on top of its associated data table. Clearing this option causes the Data Filter window to behave like any other window. This option is selected by default.
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Data Filter Select Check
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Selects the Select check box in the Data Filter. This option is not selected by default.
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Data Filter Show Check
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Selects the Show check box in the Data Filter. This option is selected by default.
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Data Filter Include Check
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Selects the Include check box in the Data Filter. This option is selected by default.
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Numeric keypad Enter key moves down
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(Windows only) When a data table cell is selected and you press the Enter (or Return) key on the keyboard, the next table cell down is selected. Pressing either the TAB key or the ENTER key on the numeric keypad located to the right of the keyboard selects the next table cell to the right.
Select this option to change the behavior of the ENTER key on the numeric keypad to select the next table cell down instead of to the right. This option is cleared by default.
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Suppress Formula Eval On Open
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Select this option to prevent columns formulas from being evaluated when you open data tables.
Clear this option to allow formulas to be evaluated when you open data tables. This option is cleared by default.
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Data Table Background Color
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Click the color box to select a background color for data tables.
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Data Table Grid Color
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Click the color box to select a color for the grid lines in a data table.
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Data Table Header Grid Color
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Click the color box to select a background color for the column names.
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Continuous Points Limit
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For continuous variables, this number indicates the number of rows at which the Points element is no longer shown initially. The default value is 1500.
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Continuous Alternate
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For continuous variables, indicates the element to display when there are more rows than the Points limit can handle. The default value is None, or you can select Contour (density contour).
If None is selected, and the Continuous Smoother is turned off, Points appear when the limit is breached.
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Continuous Smoother
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For continuous variables, indicates whether the Continuous Smoother should appear.
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Categorical Points Limit
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For categorical variables, this number indicates the number of rows at which the Points element is no longer shown initially. The default value is 1500.
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Categorical Alternate
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For categorical variables, indicates the element to display when there are more rows than the Points limit can handle. The default value is Box Plot, or you can select from the following options:
• None
• Line
• Smoother
• Box Plot
• Bar
• Histogram
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Jitter
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Indicates whether jittering is on by default. Small spaces are displayed between the data points so that you can see each point more clearly. (Only applies to elements that support jittering.)
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Preference
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Description
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Import Settings
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Select the strategy JMP uses to open text files. The default selection is Use these settings. In that case, you need to ensure that the settings reflect your text files.
If you select Use Best Guess, JMP collects statistics in the text file on tabs, commas, blanks, and a few other characters and uses a rule-based system to decide what the file format might be. The rules try to make reasonable field widths and a reasonable number of fields per line. If your data format is too different from what the rules are designed to guess, JMP guesses incorrectly. In that case, either use the wizard or explicitly describe your data in these preference settings.
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End Of Field
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Select one or more characters to use as the delimiter that signifies the end of a field when importing text data.
Select the Other option and enter a character to specify a delimiter that is not listed.
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End Of Line
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Select one or more characters to use as the delimiter that signifies the end of a line (row).
Select the Other option and enter a character to specify a delimiter that is not listed.
Note that if double-quotes are encountered when importing text data, the delimiter rules change to look for an end double-quote. Other text delimiters, including spaces, that are embedded within the quotes are ignored and treated as part of the text string.
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Table contains column headers
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Select this option if your text file contains columns names. If you select this option, enter the line number where the column names are located in the field next to Column Names are on line.
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Column Names are on line
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If you select the Table contains column headers option, enter the line number where the column names are located in this field.
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Data starts on line
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Enter the line number where the data starts in your text file.
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When determining column types
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Set how long JMP scans a text file to determine data types for the columns. The default value is Scan whole file. Note that the Scan whole file option can cause importing a text file to be slow for large files.
When your text file contains columns of missing data, select Treat empty columns as numeric to import the columns as numeric rather than character. A period, Unicode dot, NaN, or a blank string are possible missing value indicators. This option is deselected by default.
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Two-digit year rule
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Select the rule that you want to use to import dates that use two digits instead of four. For details about these rules, see WHERE Operators.
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Strip enclosing quotation marks
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Select this option to remove quotation marks that enclose data in the text file.
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Recognize apostrophe as quotation mark
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Select this option to treat apostrophes as quotation marks. This option is off by default.
This option is not recommended unless your data comes from a nonstandard source that uses apostrophes around data fields rather than quotation marks.
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Preference
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Description
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Export Table Headers
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Select this option to include column names when you save data tables as text files.
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End Of Field
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Select one or more characters to use as the delimiter signifying the end of a field when exporting text data.
Select the Other option and enter a character to specify a delimiter that is not listed.
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End Of Line
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Select one or more characters to use as the delimiter that signifies the end of a line (row).
Select the Other option and enter a character to specify a delimiter that is not listed.
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Preference
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Description
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Display Language
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Select the language in which you want to run JMP.
The locale settings for your operating system normally determine settings for number, date, and currency formats. Select the option below the language menu to use that language to determine these formats instead.
Text that appears in windows provided by the operating system (for example, File > Open), do not reflect changes in the language setting.
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Copy/Drag Graphic Formats
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Select one or more graphic formats to use when copying and pasting (or dragging and dropping) graphics from JMP into other applications.
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Resolution (DPI) for PNG and JPEG Images
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Specify the DPI to be used when you copy a graphic format. Choose from the Default (96) or 300 DPI. 300 DPI is good for images that must be stretched, embedded in trade publications, or printed. However, this setting uses more memory and is slower to generate for large images.
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Graphics Formats
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Select the format to use for graphics when you save a JMP report as an RTF file or an HTML file.
In the Graphic Scale Factor % box, enter the percentage at which you want graphics to appear in other applications. This feature might not work with all versions of your chosen application.
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Highlight Outline Headers
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Select this option to give title bars in the data table and report windows a light shade of gray. This option is selected by default.
Clear this option to give the title bars a darker shade of gray.
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JSL Scripts should be run only, not opened, when selected from Recent Files or a file browser
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Select this option to force all scripts to run when opened. If this is selected, the script window for the script is not opened. This option is off by default.
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Anti-alias graphics (slower performance)
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Select this option to use anti-aliased graphics. Anti-aliased graphics appear smoother, but take longer to draw. If you are running JMP on an older computer, clearing this option might enhance performance when drawing graphics. This option is selected by default. It is strongly recommended that you leave this option on.
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Show on the Windows task bar
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Select which JMP windows you would like displayed on the Windows task bar.
• On Windows XP, the default selection is Main JMP window only.
• On Windows Vista and Windows 7, the default selection is All Windows.
• You can also choose to display the main JMP window and data table windows.
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Open the JMP Log window
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Select one of the options to open the log only when text (such as error messages) is added to it or every time you start JMP. The default setting displays the log only when you open it.
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Auto-hide menu and toolbars
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Select the rule used to determine when menus and toolbars are hidden. The default value is Based on window size.
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Wrap the main menu in narrow windows
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Select this option to wrap the menu to additional lines when the window is narrower is than the menu. This option is on by default.
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Show the thumbnail panel in data table windows
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Select this option to show the thumbnail panel of reports at the bottom of a data table. This option is on by default.
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Dock the Window List in maximized windows
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Select this option to automatically dock the Window List if you maximize your JMP windows. This option is off by default.
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Reset file associations to this application
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Click this button to associate all JMP file types with the JMP version that you are running.
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Preference
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Description
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Alternate Image Formats for Clipboard and Drag & Drop
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Select one or more graphic formats to use when copying and pasting (or dragging and dropping) graphics from JMP into other applications.
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Clipboard Image Scale Factor
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Enter the percentage at which you want graphics to appear in other applications.
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Image format for RTF
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Select the format to use for graphics when you save a JMP report as an RTF file.
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RTF Image Scale Factor
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Enter the percentage at which you want graphics to appear in RTF documents.
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Image format for HTML
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Select the format to use for graphics when you save a JMP report as an HTML file.
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Preference
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Description
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Text
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Sets the font for the text portion of a JMP analysis report.
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Heading
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Sets the font for the heading of columns in an analysis report and a data table.
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Title
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Sets the font for the title shown in all title bars.
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Small
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Sets the font for small text, which is used in the upper left corner of the data grid to show the number of columns and rows.
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Mono
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Sets the font used in the JMP Scripting Language (JSL) editor for script commands.
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Formula Editor
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Sets the font for the expressions entered into the Formula Editor.
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Annotation
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Sets the default font used in annotations.
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Axis
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Sets the font used for the axis tick labels.
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Marker
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Sets the font used for alphanumeric markers.
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Axis Title
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Sets the font for axis titles.
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Data Table
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Sets the font for displaying data in the data table.
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Font Family
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Select a proportional font. The font that you select is immediately applied to all settings except for Mono, which is used for scripts.
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Enable special font effects
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(Windows only) Select this option to enable setting Underline and Strikeout in the other font settings. This option is cleared by default.
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Use Greek letters
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Select this option to use Greek letters instead of spelling out Greek letters. (For example, π instead of pi.) This option is selected by default.
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Use math symbols
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Select this option to use math symbols instead of simple text representations of math symbols. (For example, ± instead of +/-) This option is selected by default.
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Preference
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Description
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Port
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Select the port that your data source uses.
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Baud Rate
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Set the baud rate for your data source.
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Data Bits
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Set the number of data bits (7 or 8).
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Parity
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Set the parity bit. None is the default value.
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Stop Bits
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Set the stop bits (1 or 2).
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Flow Control
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Set the flow control. XON/XOFF is the default value.
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Preference
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Description
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Data Files directory
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Change the folder in which JMP looks for data files (for example, data tables).
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Help Files directory
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Change the folder in which JMP looks for Help files.
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Installation directory
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Change the JMP installation folder.
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License file path
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Change the folder in which JMP looks for your JMP License file.
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Preferences file directory
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Change the folder in which JMP looks for preference information.
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Save As directory
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Change the folder in which JMP saves data files when you select File > Save As.
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Preference
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Description
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Use tabs
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Select this option to enable tabs in your scripts. This option is selected by default.
Clear this option to replace any tab that you type with spaces.
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Tab width
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Enter how many spaces a tab should indent. If you have disabled tabs, any tab you type is replaced with the number of spaces specified. The default value is 4.
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Extra space at bottom of document
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Select this option to enable scrolling up from the last blank lines of a script. This option is selected by default on Windows and deselected on Macintosh.
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Auto-complete parentheses and braces
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Select this option to enable the script editor to automatically add closing parentheses, square brackets, and curly braces when you type an opening one. This option is selected by default.
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Show line numbers
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Select this option to show the line numbers on the left side of the script editor. This option is cleared by default.
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Show indentation guides
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Select this option to see faint vertical lines that mark indention. This option is selected by default.
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Show operator tips
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Select this option to see tooltips for JSL operators. This option is selected by default.
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Show variable value tips
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Select this option to see tooltips for variable values. This option is selected by default.
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Wrap Text
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Select this option to always wrap text in the script editor. This option is off by default.
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Spaces inside parentheses
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Select this option to cause the script editor to add spaces between parentheses, brackets, and braces and their contents for automatically formatted scripts. This is on by default.
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Spaces in operator names
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Select this option to cause the script editor to add spaces between words within operator names. For example, turning on this option results in New Window instead of NewWindow. This option is selected by default.
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Color selection
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To set your own color for any of the listed types, click the color box and select your color.
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Preference
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Description
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SAS Server Version
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Select the default version for the SAS Server. This can also be changed in the Server Connections window. (See Connect to a SAS Metadata Server in Import Your Data.) This option does not apply when connecting to local SAS on Windows.
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I want to connect to a SAS Metadata Server
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Select this option to always connect to a SAS Metadata Server. This option is selected by default.
Clear this option if you do not have a SAS Metadata Server available, and you connect directly to SAS Workspace Servers instead.
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Automatically connect metadata-defined SAS libraries
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Select this option to connect to metadata-defined SAS libraries automatically when you connect to a SAS Workspace Server. Selected by default.
When the Workspace Server contains a large number of metadata-defined SAS libraries, deselect this option to speed up your connection to the server.
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Automatically generate ODS results
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Select this option to generate ODS results. This option is cleared by default.
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ODS Result Format
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Select the format for ODS reports. The default value is HTML.
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ODS Style
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Enter the style name for ODS reports. The default value is Statistical.
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ODS Style sheet
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Enter the style sheet name for ODS reports.
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Prompt if results are larger than __ MB
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Enter the number of MB that triggers a prompt for you to continue or cancel the operation. The default value is 5.
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Graphics Format
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Select the format for graphics for ODS reports.
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Generate ODS statistical graphics
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Select this option to include statistical graphics in the ODS reports.
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Import generated SAS data sets into JMP
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Select this option to import any generated data sets into JMP automatically.
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Prompt if data set has more than __ rows
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Enter the number of rows that triggers a prompt for you to continue or cancel the operation. The default value is 100,000.
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Use SAS variable labels for column names during data import
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Select this option to use the column labels in the SAS data set as the JMP data table column names when importing a SAS data set into a JMP data table.
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Convert SAS custom formats to JMP value labels
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Select this option to use the information in the SAS column formats to set JMP value labels when importing a SAS data set into a JMP data table.
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Warn before closing unsaved imported data
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Select this option to trigger a prompt to save any SAS data sets that you imported into JMP and have not saved before closing.
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Stored Process Results: Format
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Select a report format: HTML, RTF, or PDF.
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Stored Process Results: Graph Format
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Select a graph format: ActiveX Image (only available on a SAS server that runs on Windows), Java Image, PNG, JPEG, or GIF.
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Show SAS Log
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Select Always, Never, or On Error to set when the SAS log is displayed
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Location
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Select the location for SAS log information: within the JMP log window, or in a separate SAS log window.
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Preference
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Description
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Check for Updates
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Select this option to have JMP automatically check for updates.
If this option is selected, specify how often the check is performed: Daily, Weekly, or Monthly.
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Current Version
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What version of JMP you are currently running.
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Last Check
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The last time you checked for an update.
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Check Now
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Click this button to perform an update check immediately.
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Preference
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Description
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Show Line Numbers
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Shows or hides the line numbers for the script in the debugger.
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Break on Multiple Statements Per Line
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Stops executing the script between each expression in a single line.
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Break On Throw
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Breaks when the script executes the Throw() function. For example, Throw() might be enclosed in a Try() expression. The Debugger breaks on Throw() instead of continuing through the rest of the expression. This lets you identify where the problem occurred in the script and then return to debugging.
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Break On Execution Error
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Stops executing the script when the error occurs rather than closing the Debugger.
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Warn On Assignment In Condition
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Shows a warning when you enter a breakpoint condition that contains the same variable as the breakpoint. For example, if you have a breakpoint on x = 1 and add the condition x == 1 to the breakpoint, you are prompted to verify the assignment of x.
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Preference
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Syntax
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Description
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JMP 6 Scoping
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Preferences(JMP 6 Scoping(0|1|)
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Turns JMP 6 scoping on or off.
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Warn On Scoping Conflict
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Preferences(Warn On Scoping Conflict(0|1))
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Turns the warning for possible scoping conflicts on or off.
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