The Cases panel displays all the case attributes for a collection, and it displays the values for those attributes one case at a time. Why, you ask, would you need this, given that you can use a case table to display much more data? Here are some advantages of the Cases panel:
· A Cases panel can display all the attributes compactly. By making the inspector tall and skinny, you can use it as a kind of attribute palette.
· An inspector floats above the document and doesn't take up space in the document. Displayed in a Cases panel, the attributes are always available for dragging, no matter what part of the document you're looking at.
· The compact display makes it easier to rearrange attribute order than it is in a case table.
Below are things that you can do in the Cases panel and how to do them.
Move from one case to the next. |
Click the left or right arrows at the bottom left of the panel. |
Move to the next or previous selected case. |
Press Ctrl (Win) Option (Mac) while clicking the left or right arrow button. |
Edit a value. |
Click in the cell that contains the value you want to edit. |
Edit an attribute's formula. |
Double-click the formula cell for the attribute. |
Change the width of columns. |
In the column header area, drag the boundary between columns. |
Change the height of rows. |
In the row header area, drag the boundary between rows. |
Use an attribute in a graph or summary table. |
Position the mouse pointer over the attribute name. Drag the attribute from the inspector and drop it on the desired place in the graph or summary table. |
Double-click the attribute name and type a new name. |
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Click in the <new> cell at the bottom of the list of attributes. Type the name of the new attribute. See Tips for Naming Attributes. |
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Right-click (Win) Ctrl-click (Mac) to bring up a context menu and choose Delete Attribute. |
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Change the order of attributes. |
Drag an attribute up or down, paying attention to the highlighting that indicates where the attribute will be placed when you release the mouse. |
Add cases to the collection. |
Right-click (Win) Ctrl-click (Mac) to bring up a context menu and choose New Cases. |
Click the Show Details button. Select the attribute. Type the name of the desired unit in the Units field or change the unit that is there. |
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Click the Show Details button, and select the attribute. Choose Generate from Values from the Set pop-up menu. |
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Click the Show Details button, and select the attribute. Choose the name of the desired category set from the Set pop-up menu. |
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Click the Show Details button, and select the attribute. Choose None from the Set pop-up menu. |
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