Opening data sets

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Initial screen showing raw data for the Dune_species.csv file supplied with ECOM.

Species names are shown in the first column and sample code names, site 1 onwards

are the column titles. At the bottom left are the 6 tabs used to select the Raw Data

grids, the Working Data grids, data set summary statistics and scatter plot options.

3.2

File menu

The File menu contains options as follows:

New : 

Create a new data

 grid within ECOM into which you can enter your data.

Close all : To close both the biological and the environmental datasets. If you have

made changes to either of the raw data grids, you will be prompted to save them

before closing.

Export : To 

export

 the currently active grid.

Save Both : To save both the biological and the environmental datasets under their

current names, whether or not changes have been made to them.

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