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ECOM II

After the new file is opened, if you entered numbers as shown above, you will be

presented with a 3 column  by 3 row grid. The blue grid cells at the head of the

columns starting from column 2 are used to hold sample names and similarly the first

column starting from row 2 is used to hold species names. Double click on each of

these cells to show a dialog into which you can enter species names, site names and

environmental variable names.

Leave the upper left cell free.

To enter data into the remaining cells in the grid, click on a cell and type a number.

Numbers can be either integer or real, but some methods may require integers; in

most such cases the program will run with real data which will be automatically

rounded.

The return key moves you sequentially through the grid and when pressed with the

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