This menu can be used to create a new text window or spreadsheet. You can open
a new text window or spreadsheet by double-clicking on an icon or highlighting
an icon and clicking OK.
The options listed below are available for creating a new spreadsheet.
Sheet Type
Allows you to select the type of spreadsheet that you want to create. You
can select from vector, scalar, table, matrix,
symmetric matrix and diagonal matrix.
Columns
Provides a space for you to specify the number of columns in the new
spreadsheet.
Rows
Provides a space for you to specify the number of rows in the new spreadsheet.
Create Row Labels
Select this option if you want an additional column in a matrix, symmetric
matrix or diagonal matrix spreadsheet to contain either numeric or text
labels. You can specify the type of labelling to be used by the Row Label Type option.
Row Label Type
For a matrix, symmetric matrix or diagonal matrix spreadsheet you can specify
the row label type. Select Numeric if you want the additional column in
the spreadsheet to be numeric labels, or Text if you want the additional
column in the spreadsheet to be text labels.
Create from Existing factors
Select this option if you want to create a table spreadsheet using factors.
After clicking OK you will be prompted with a menu where you can select
the factors you want to create your spreadsheet with. To create a spreadsheet
this way the factors must already exist in your data.
Create Row Factor
Select this option if you want a table spreadsheet to include an additional
column containing either numeric or text labels.
Create in Book
This provides a list of books that the new
spreadsheet can be added to. The default book that spreadsheets are added to
can be specified using the
Spreadsheet Options - Books tab menu.
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