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Publication date: 11/29/2021

Create New Journals

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 in the Journal section.

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 (Image shown here) tool to select adjacent items in a report or data table. To select discontinuous items, press Shift and click the items with the selection (Image shown here) 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 the graphic, and then select Edit > Journal. (Not available for surface plots and 3-D scatterplots.)

Tip: If you prefer keyboard shortcuts, press Ctrl+J (Windows) or Command+J (macOS) to create the new journal.

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

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