The Data tab lets you add, insert and delete records. You can:
Add a new record(s) by right-clicking on a row number and selecting Add Records. You are prompted to enter the number of records to add. Selecting Get Record Count from Clipboard, will add the number of records based on the number of rows (records) currently on the Windows Clipboard. Records are always added to the end of the data file and populated with system-missing values for variables of Type Number and blanks for variables of Type String.
Insert a new record(s) by right-clicking on a row number and selecting Insert Records. You are prompted to enter the number of records to insert. The new record(s) is inserted before the record of the highlighted row number and populated with system-missing values for variables of Type Number and blanks for variables of Type String. If non-contiguous records are selected, Insert Records will insert the number of records specified before the first highlighted row.
Delete a record or group of records by highlighting the row numbers of the rows you want to delete, right-clicking and selecting Mark Selected Records for Deletion. The records are marked for deletion (grayed out in the data grid) when you save the data file using the Save Data toolbar button or File|Save|Save Data or File|Save|Save Data As. Records selected for deletion can be contiguous or non-contiguous.
Records that are marked for deletion can be undeleted by selecting the deleted rows, right-clicking and choosing Unmark Selected Records for Deletion.
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