Variable Preview pane
The Variable Preview pane provides you with a summary of the information that is available in a variable, without the need to add it to a table.
To display the Variable Preview pane, choose View > Variable Preview from the menu, or press Alt+9.
You can display variable previews for the following types of variable:
▪categorical variables (displayed in a chart or table)
▪numeric variables (displayed in a table)
▪text variables (displayed in a table)
▪categorical grid variables (displayed in a table).
You can generate previews for selected variables or for all variables.
Displaying variable previews
The variable preview is displayed on request for variables that you select. Once you have requested a preview for a variable, it is available in subsequent sessions of UNICOM Intelligence Reporter.
Note If the data in your survey data file changes, the preview is not updated.
Generating a variable preview for selected variables
1 Select a variable in the Variables pane, or use Shift+click or Ctrl+click to select multiple variables.
2 Right-click, and then click Generate Variable Preview.
3 Select an individual variable to display the preview.
Generating a variable preview for all variables
1 From the menu, choose Variables > Generate Variable Preview.
2 Choose Generate preview for all variables.
3 Select an individual variable to display the preview.
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