Navigating Reports

JMP reports are displayed in standard windows with scroll bars and options to resize. They also have other special buttons and menus like those illustrated in Basics of the Report Window and those discussed in the following sections.

Basics of the Report Window

Report Window Actions
Number	Action
1	Click on the disclosure buttons to hide or show sections of the report.
2	Click on the red triangle menus to access report options.
3	Right-click in the table to access formatting options.
4	Click and drag on the borders to resize graphs.
5	Right-click anywhere in the graph to access formatting options.
6	Right-click within the axis to access formatting options.
7	The arrow cursor turns into a hand when you hold your mouse pointer over an axis. Click and drag using to scroll along the axis or to rescale the axis. See Scroll and Scale Axes.

Use the Hand Tool

Select the hand tool using the Tools > Grabber option. There are many functions that you can use with the hand tool (also known as the grabber tool) in a report. Here are some examples of how the hand behaves in graphs and plots:

•	On histograms, for continuous variables, use the hand tool to change the number of bars or to shift the boundaries of the bars.

•	In all report tables, use the hand tool to click and drag columns for rearranging.

•	Use the hand tool to change the displayed range of axis values. See Scroll and Scale Axes.

Access Report Display Options

Right-click a disclosure button

to show a menu that lets you rearrange the report and gives you control over report outline levels. The resulting menu has the following report formatting options:

Closes (hides) that section of the report. This can also be accomplished by clicking the disclosure button.

Horizontal

if available, the option switches the outline of the report between a vertical and horizontal layout.

Open All Below

Opens all outline levels beneath the level where this command is selected, including that level.

Close All Below

Closes all outline levels beneath the level where this command is selected, including that level.

Open All Like This

Opens all of the same type of reports as the one that is present in the analysis window. If you analyze several variables at a time, you often want to open many of the same type of report tables all at once. You might also want to open all of the same type of report tables at once when you select multiple options on a single analysis.

Close All Like This

Closes all of the same type of reports as the one that is present in the analysis window.

Close Where No Outlines

Closes all parts of the report that do not have sublevels. This command is usually used at the top level of the report outline. It is a quick way to see a nesting structure overview of a report.

Outline Close Orientation

Specifies the orientation of the outline box when the disclosure button is clicked closed. Available options are Auto, Horizontal, or Vertical. Default orientation is Auto.

Append Item

Displays a submenu, which lists ways that you can add structural items to the report. Items include text, outline title bars, references to other JMP files and windows, a list of all open JMP files, URLs, and scripts.

‒	Add Text Item - Opens a window that enables you to add up to six text items. You can select whether the text items appear with a bullet or initially appear hidden. Note: You must click exactly on a hidden text box for the text item to become visible.

‒	Add Outline Item - Open a window that enables you to add a titled outline box. Note: The appended outline box contains a red triangle menu listing the append menu items.

‒	Add Window Reference - Opens a window that enables you to select an open JMP window for adding as a link to the selected outline box.

‒	Add File Reference - Displays the Open Data File window that enables you to select a file for adding as a link to the selected outline box.

‒	Add Directory Reference - Displays the Browse For Folder window that enables you to select a directory for adding as a link to the selected outline box. Note: Links to each file in the selected directory are appended to the outline box.

‒	Add All Open Files - For each file open in JMP, a new outline box is added. It contains a link to the file.

‒	Add URL Reference - Opens the Create Link to URL window that enables you to add a Link Name and URL. The URL reference link is added to the selected outline box.

‒	Add Script Button - Opens the Add Script Button window that enables you to add a named link to the selected outline box. Clicking the added link runs the specified script.

Edit

Displays the submenu shown in Outline Box Menu Items Window, which affect all reports at the outline level where they are used:

Select

Highlights all reports for that outline level.

Deselect

Deselects all selected reports for that outline level.

Journal

Duplicates the report in a separate window titled Journal so that you can edit it or append other reports to it. See JMP Journals in Save and Share Data.

Copy Picture

Copies the report to the clipboard. You can then open another application and paste it.

Page Break

Inserts a page break for printing purposes.

Show Tree Structure

Opens a window that shows the Display Boxes that make up the report. This is mainly used by JSL programmers who are manipulating or reading parts of the report. See the Display Trees chapter in the Scripting Guide book for details.

Restore Window Size

Returns the selected window to its original size.

An alternative way to access these options is to hold down the Alt key and right-click the disclosure button

. This displays a window, as shown in Outline Box Menu Items Window, with check boxes for commands and options so that you can select multiple actions at the same time. You can also do the same for the menu under a red triangle menu.

Outline Box Menu Items Window

Show and Hide Parts of a Report

JMP reports are organized in a hierarchical outline. Each level of the outline has a triangle-shaped disclosure button

. Click the disclosure button to open and close that section of the report.

Combine Several Reports

Suppose that you perform multiple analyses and want to show all of the results (and the data table) in one window. You can select and combine the reports and the data table in several ways.

Note: You cannot combine scripts and journals with data tables or reports.

On Windows:

•	Right-click the windows that you want to combine in the Home Window’s Window List and then select Combine.

•	Select the check box in the lower right corner of the windows you want to combine. Select Combine selected windows next to the check box. Or select Window > Arrange Combine Selected Windows.

On Mac:

1.	Select Window > Combine Windows.

2.	Select the windows that you want to combine and click OK.

In the combined window, using the options in the Report red triangle menu, you can do the following:

•	Edit the existing layout in the Application Builder

•	Save the script to a data table, journal, script window, or as an add-in.

Rename a Title

To rename a title in a report, double-click on any of the following titles:

•	a title next to a red triangle menu

•	a title next to a disclosure button

•	a column title

Increase Font Sizes

On Windows, change the font size that JMP uses in reports and data tables by selecting Window > Font Sizes. Then choose from one of the submenu items:

Increase Font Size

Increases the font size. Select again to increase the font size again.

Decrease Font Size

Decreases the font size. Select again to decrease the font size again.

On Macintosh, select View > Make Text Bigger or View > Make Text Smaller.