JMP Journals

Create a JMP journal when you want to store results and present them. There are two types of presentations that you can create using journals:

•	A static presentation embeds the output of one or more JMP reports, fixed at a moment in time. There is no data table, so points can't be selected, colored, hidden, excluded, etc. Only cosmetic changes (fonts, axes, sizes) can be made.

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A dynamic presentation is built from outlines containing text and buttons (links) that help you organize, hide, or reveal a set of data tables and reports. This type of journal is dynamic because you can open reports and tables and interact with them, selecting points, subsetting data, or making more graphs.

You can combine static and dynamic presentations. See Example of Making a Journal for a Presentation for details.

Note the following general information about journals:

•	You can save relevant graphs and reports in a journal and then re-arrange the content.

•	You can save journals to other formats, such as Microsoft Word, HTML, PDF, and so on.

Tip: Journals support GZ compression to reduce file size. See General in JMP Preferences.

Example of a Journal shows some of the items that you can add to a journal.

Example of a Journal

Note: Links to directories of files, windows, and all open files look like other links, so they are not included in the preceding figure.

Create a New Journal

1.	Close all open journals, and do one of the following:

‒	To create an empty journal, select File > New > Journal. Or, from the JMP Starter window, select New Journal.

‒	To create a journal from an entire report or data table, select Edit > Journal.

‒	To create a journal from a specific report or text in a report, click and drag the Selection () tool to select adjacent items in a report or data table. To select discontinuous items, press SHIFT and click the items with the Selection () tool. Then select Edit > Journal.

‒	To create a journal from specific text in a data table, select the text, and then select Edit > Journal.

‒	To create a journal from most graphs, right-click on the graphic, and then select Edit > Journal. (Not available for surface plots and 3-D scatterplots.)

‒	Write a JSL script to create a new journal. See the Scripting Guide for more information.

Tip: If you prefer keyboard shortcuts, hold down CTRL (Windows) or COMMAND (Macintosh) and press J to create the new journal.

2.	Select File > Save and save the journal in .jrn format.

Prevent Modifications

When a journal is opened, and then journal another report or data table, the second report or data table is added to the end of the first journal.

To prevent modifications to a journal, right-click the blank area at the bottom of the journal and select Lock. Additional reports are not added to the journal (as described in the following section). JMP instead finds an open unlocked journal or creates a new journal when you select the Edit > Journal command again.

To unlock the journal, right-click the blank area at the bottom of the journal and deselect Lock.

Alternatively, place separate reports in separate layout windows by using the Layout command, as described in Save Using the Layout Command.

Append Reports to a Journal

To append other reports to a report that you already journaled, select Edit > Journal again. If an area of an analysis window is selected, Edit > Journal saves only the selected area instead of the entire window.

When manipulating the report, remember that:

•	The journal window has the same functions as the report window: you can click icons, click and drag, and right-click to access menus.

•	When a report is journaled, the journaled copy is no longer connected to the data table.

Add and Edit Outline Levels

You can group text and links in an outline level and then click the gray disclosure icon to expand and collapse the group.

Note: Links to files have absolute paths. If you move the journal to another location on your computer, the links continue to work. When adding links to files in the JMP sample data folder, use the pathname $SAMPLE_DATA/xx. xx is the absolute path from the sample data directory. (Right-click the link, select Edit > Set Script, and then edit the path.)

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To add an outline level, right-click in the journal, and then select Append Item > Add Outline Item. You can also add nested outline levels to outline levels that you have created. (When you click the red triangle menu of a graph that you have journaled, the Add Outline Item option is unavailable.) Click the outline level’s red triangle menu and select Add Outline Item.

•	To edit the outline level heading, double-click the heading, enter the new name, and press Enter.

•	To add text or links within an outline level, click the outline level’s red triangle menu and select an option described in Journal Item Options. Note that these options are not available when you click a scripted item’s red triangle menu.

•	To add text or links outside an outline level, right-click on the journal and then select one of the options described in Journal Item Options.

•	To edit a link, right-click the link, select Edit > Set Script, edit the path, and then click OK.

•	To edit the name of the link displayed in the journal, right-click the link, select Set Button Name, enter the new name, and then click OK.

Tip: In Windows, show the preceding options by holding down the ALT key and right-clicking the outline level’s gray disclosure icon.

Journal Item Options
Add Outline Item	Groups text and links into collapsible and expandable lists.
Add Text Item	Enter up to six paragraphs with the option to add a bullet or hide the text. To unhide, right-click the hidden text and deselect Hide. Note: To add text outside an outline level, you can also double-click at the end of the journal and enter text in the box that appears. Click outside the box to exit the editing mode.
Add Window Reference	Creates a link to a window already opened in JMP.
Add File Reference	Creates a link to a file on your computer.
Add Directory of Files	Creates links to all files (including non JMP files) in the selected directory.
Add All Open Files	Creates outline levels and links to open files in JMP (except for the log). For example, a link to the open Big Class.jmp data table and chart is displayed below a collapsible heading named Big Class. Files such as journals, scripts, and tutorials are grouped below a collapsible heading called Other Files.
Add URL Reference	Creates a link to files that are delivered through an Internet protocol such as HTTP, FTP, or FILE://
Add Script Button	Creates a link to a JSL script.

Control the Display of Outline Levels

You can instantly control which outline levels are displayed (for example, closing all sublevels below the selected level). Click the red triangle menu for that level, select OutlineBox, and then select one of the Open or Close commands. For details about the Open and Close commands, see Access Report Display Options in JMP Platforms.

Tip: On Windows, show the OutlineBox options by holding down the ALT key and right-clicking the outline level’s gray disclosure icon.

Add a Graph or Graphic

Do one of the following:

•	Copy a graph from within JMP or a graphic from another application and then select Edit > Paste. JMP places the graphic at the end of the journal.

•	Drag and drop the graph or graphic from another window to the journal. (See Add Graphics in JMP Platforms.) A blue line indicates where you can drop the graphic.

Customize Journal Items

•	To click and drag journal items to different positions, select the selection tool (), select the item, and then drag the item to the new position. A line indicates where you can drag the item.

•	To adjust text wrapping, right-click the text and select Set Wrap. Enter the number of desired pixels per line and click OK. To apply the wrap to all text items, select Set Wrap, select Extend this to other text boxes, and then click OK.

•	To modify a plot axis, double-click or drag the axis. See Customize Axes and Axis Labels in the Axis Settings Window in JMP Platforms.

•	To add text or shapes anywhere in the report, use the drawing tools (Annotate, Line, Polygon, and Simple Shape). For details about the drawing tools, see Add Graphics Elements to a Report in JMP Platforms.

•	To resize plots and graphs, do one of the following:

‒	Click and drag the edge.

‒	Right-click the plot or graph, and then select Size/Scale > Frame Size. See Resize Plots and Graphs in JMP Platforms.

Save the Journal in Another Format

You can save a journal in another format (such as HTML or PDF). When you save the journal as HTML, buttons and links are active when the file is viewed in a Web browser.

Note: The header and footer defined in your printer setup appears in the PDF file. However, you can set the left, center, and right header and footer in a JSL script. For more information, search for the Set Print Footers message in the JMP Scripting Index. (Select Help > Scripting Index in JMP.)

Windows

1.	Select File > Save As.

2.	Select the format. See Save and Share Reports.

Click OK.

Macintosh

1.	Select File > Export.

2.	Select the format. See Save and Share Reports.

3.	Click Next.

4.	Enter a name for the file in the Save As box.

5.	Click Export.

Print a Journal

Select File > Print.

Delete Items from a Journal

1.	Click the selection tool ().

2.	Select the item that you want to delete and press DELETE.

Example of Making a Journal for a Presentation

Most people use a presentation application like PowerPoint to give presentations. With JMP journals, you can avoid using a presentation application: all your bullet points can be combined with live links and buttons to help automate the analyses that you want to show. Interactivity is also maintained in reports.

Follow this example to create a presentation using a journal.

1.	Select File > New > Journal.

2.	Right-click in the journal. Start your outline by selecting Add Outline Item.

3.	Enter the title of the presentation “My Bivariate Demo.”

Add an Outline Item

A presentation should have outline nodes, which are nested, opened, and closed in sequence, as you give the presentation.

4.	Add bullet points into the outline by clicking the red triangle in the My Bivariate Demo title bar and selecting Add Text Item.

5.	Type the text shown in the following figure.

6.	Select the Bullet Point check box and click OK.

Add Text Item

Now add a window reference as a link. These links lets you open a file with one click during the presentation.

7.	Open the Big Class.jmp sample data table.

8.	Click the red triangle in the My Bivariate Demo title bar and select Add Window Reference.

9.	Select Big Class and click OK.

Add Window Reference

10.	Click the window reference to verify the link.

11.	Display the window reference as a button by right-clicking the link and deselecting Underline Style.

Change the Link to a Button