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Using JMP > Enter and Edit Your Data > Enter Data in Data Tables > Fill Data Table Columns with Sequential Data
Publication date: 11/10/2021

Fill Data Table Columns with Sequential Data

To fill columns with a repeating sequence of data or with a continuation of values, follow these steps:

1. Create a sequence of data in a column.

Figure 4.4 Example of a Sequence of Data 

Example of a Sequence of Data

2. Highlight the cells containing the sequenced data. The cells can be in different columns.

3. Right-click the selected cells and select an option under Fill.

Fill Options

Repeat sequence to end of table

Specifies that the cells below the selection are filled with repeats of the selected cells.

Continue sequence to end of table

Specifies that the cells below the selection are filled with a continuation of the pattern found in the selected cells. For example, if the selected cells contain the numbers 1 and 2, then the remaining cells are filled with 3, 4, 5, 6, and so on. If the selected cells contain the numbers 2 and 4, then the remaining cells are filled with 6, 8, 10, 12, and so on.

Repeat sequence to

JMP repeats the pattern found in the selected cells to the row number that you specify.

Continue sequence to

JMP continues the pattern found in the selected cells to the row number that you specify.

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