You use the Hide Variables - Shortcuts dialog box to specify that specific types of variables are to be hidden from view.

Select the check box beside a variable type to indicate that all variables of that type should be hidden. Deselect the check box to indicate that variables of that type should no longer be hidden.

You can hide the following types of variables:

A categorical variable that stores the responses to an open-ended question after they have been sorted into categories. The process by which the responses to open-ended questions are sorted into categories is usually called coding.

Any variable for which a description or question text has not been defined.