Using JMP Graphics in Presentations and Publications

JMP graphics and tables can be easily copied, pasted, and saved in other programs, JMP journals , and JMP data tables.

Pasting Graphics into Other Programs

You can copy and paste all or part of a graphic or table into another program, such as Microsoft Word or PowerPoint.

Click the JMP selection tool ( ).

Click and drag (or Shift - click ) to select items in a JMP graphics window or data table. To deselect individual selected items, Shift - click on them.

Tip : Clicking near the edge of the window selects the entire window.

Click Edit > Copy or press Ctrl - C to copy the selected item(s) in JMP.

Click inside the target application at the desired insertion point.

Click Edit > Paste Special , select a desired format, and click OK to paste the selected item. Alternatively, you can press Ctrl - V to use standard paste.

When you return to JMP, select the arrow tool ( ) to exit selection mode.

Pasting Graphics into a JMP Journal

You can copy and paste all or part of a graphic or table into a JMP journal .

Click the selection tool ( ).

Click and drag (or Shift - click ) to select items in a JMP graphics window or data table. To deselect individual selected items, Shift - click on them.

Tip : Clicking near the edge of the window selects the entire window.

Click Edit > Journal or press Ctrl - J to copy and paste the selected item(s) into a JMP Journal. (This command simultaneously exits selection mode and reverts the JMP tool to the arrow ( ).)

If no journal is open, one is automatically opened for you. Otherwise, the item(s) are appended to the next available location of the current journal.

You can then save ( File > Save ), print ( File > Print... ), or copy from (see Pasting Graphics into Other Programs ) the journal. To delete items from the journal, click on them and press the Delete key.

Saving Individual Graphics to a JMP Data Table

You can save individual graphics to a JMP Data Table for later use.

Click on the right-triangle menu ( ) of the graphic that you want to save.

Click Script > Save Script to Data Table .

The name of the saved script (graphic) appears in the upper left pane of the associated data table.

Important : You must click File > Save As... and save the data table as a JMP Data Table ( .jmp ) to preserve the saved script (graphic).

You can click on the red triangle menu ( ) of the saved script (graphic) and select Run Script to reproduce the saved graphic at a later time.