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Scripting Guide > JMP Notebooks > Create a Simple Notebook
Publication date: 12/16/2025

Create a Simple Notebook

1. Select File > New > JMP Notebook.

2. Double-click “Untitled Notebook” and type “Big Class Correlation”.

3. Add a new block by selecting the red triangle and Add New Block > JSL.

4. Name the JSL block by right-clicking in the header and selecting Block Name.
Type “Run this JSL”.

5. Copy the following code and paste it into the JSL block:
dt = Open( "$SAMPLE_DATA/Big Class.jmp" );
dt << Run Script( "Bivariate" );

6. Create another block by selecting the red triangle and Add New Block > Text.

7. Copy the following text into the new text block:
# Shocking Correlation
Data reveals that *weight* can _increase_ with *height*.

8. Click the “Big Class Correlation” red triangle and select Show Embedded Log.

9. Click the “Big Class Correlation” red triangle and select Run All Scripts.

Note four things:

In the JSL code, there are now annotations that can help you visualize what a script is doing, especially if commands stretch several lines.

The output is displayed below the code block.
The normal output options are available, including “Platform Presets”.

The text block markup is now rendered.

The script actions are logged in the notebook log and not the regular JMP log.

If you save the notebook, the output is not saved.

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