Edit Data

This section illustrates how to modify source data, and how to copy, past, insert, delete, shift up/down data.

In the data preparation phase, data file/table has been open in Data File Tool. Now it~{!/~}s time to edit it.

Select Fields

  Click Calculate -> Select Fields to choose fields you want to display:

Click OK to confirm the selected fields.

 

Add Computed Column

Click  to add a computed field whose values are results of an expression made up of one or more fields.

Click Calculate -> Add Computed Column, or click button  on the Tool Bar to open the following Add Computed Column window:

 

Use parallel processing: Use parallel processing to enhance performance of data-intensive complex computations. The order of parallel computations is not fixed.

Do not generate a record if expression result is null: Do not generate the field for the current record if the result of computing the expression is null (this won~{!/~}t affect existing fields).

Click OK to display the newly-added field:

Create Alias

When you need to open a table repeatedly, click Edit -> Create Alias to give the table an alternative name. The name is temporary only for the convenience of table checking, and won~{!/~}t be stored permanently.

 

Rename Field

Select a field or a cell, right-click to select Rename feld to change field name.

Insert Row

The item is used for insert a row above the currently selected row or cell.

Select a row or any cell in a row, click Edit -> Insert Row or right-click to select Insert Row, or use the hotkey Ctrl+Enter to insert a row before the current position. In the following figure, we select the second row:

 

Insert Column

The item is used for insert a column to the left of the currently selected column or cell.

Select a column or any cell in a column, click Edit -> Insert Column or right-click to select Insert Column, or use the hotkey Alt+Enter to insert a column before the current position. In the following figure, we select the first column:

 

Append Row

The item is used for insert a row after the last row.

Click Edit -> Append Row or right-click to select Append Row, or use the hotkey Alt+Enter to insert a row below the current position. In the following figure, we select the first row:

 

Append Column

The item is used for insert a column after the last column.

Click Edit -> Append Column or right-click to select Append Column, or use the hotkey Alt+Enter to insert a column at the end. In the following figure, we select the second column:

 

Delete Row

The item is used for deleting a selected row or a row holding a selected cell.

Select a row and click Edit -> Delete Row or right-click to select Delete Row or use the hotkey Shift+Delete to delete the selected row. In the following figure, we select the second row:

 

Delete Column

The item is used for deleting a selected column or a column holding a selected cell.

Select a column and click Edit -> Delete Column or right-click to select Delete Column or use the hotkey Ctrl+Shift+Delete to delete the selected column. In the following figure, we select the second column:

 

Shift Row

The item is used for move a selected row or a row holding a selected cell up or down.

Select a row or any cell in a row, and click Edit -> Shift Row Up/Shift Row Down or press hotkey Alt+Up/Alt+Down to move the selected row up or down. In the following figure, we select the second row:

Shift Row UP:

Shift Row Down:

 

Shift Column

The item is used for move a selected column or a column holding a selected cell to the left or to the right.

Select a column or any cell in a column, and click Edit -> Shift Column Left / Shift Column Right or press hotkey Alt+Left/Alt+Right to move the selected column leftward or rightward. In the following figure, we select the second column:

Shift Column Left~{#:~}

 

Shift Column Right~{#:~}

 

Copy

The item is for copying data in a selected cell, or data in all cells of the selected rows/columns and pasting it to another position.

Select the target data, and click Edit -> Copy or right-click to select Copy or press hotkey Ctrl+C to finish the copy operation.

 

Cut

The item is for cutting off data in a selected cell, or data in all cells of the selected rows/columns and pasting it to another position.

Select the target data, and click Edit -> Cut or right-click to select Cut to finish the cut operation.

Paste

The item is for pasting copied or cut data to a specific position.

Specify a position, and click Edit -> Paste or right-click to select Paste or press hotkey Ctrl+V to finish the paste operation.

 

Find

The item finds specific content in the currently opened document.

Click Edit -> Search to get the following Search and Replace dialog:

Enter the content you want to find in the box after Find what, and among options ~{!0~}Case-sensitive~{!1~}, ~{!0~}Match whole word~{!1~}, ~{!0~}Ignore words in quotes~{!1~} and ~{!0~}Ignore words in parentheses~{!1~}, select or unselect what you want, and click ~{!0~}Search~{!1~} to display the first highlighted cell containing the target content.

Replace

The item replaces certain content in the currently opened document with other content.

Click Edit -> Replace to get the Find and Replace dialog. Enter the content you want to replace in the box after ~{!0~}Search for~{!1~} and the content you want to replace with after ~{!0~}Replace with~{!1~}, and among options ~{!0~}Case sensitive~{!1~}, ~{!0~}Match whole words~{!1~}, select or unselect what you want, and click ~{!0~}Replace~{!1~} to replace the first target or click ~{!0~}Replace all~{!1~} to replace all targets.

Undo

The item is for cancelling the latest action or operation.

Click Edit -> Undo or press hotkey Crtl+Z to cancel the last action you did.

 

Redo

The item is for returning to the status before you perform Undo.

If you need to cancel what Undo does, click Edit -> Redo or press hotkey Ctrl+Y to return to the status before you click Undo.