help edit, help browse Data Editor (Edit)
Data Editor (Browse)
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Title
[D] edit -- Browse or edit data with Data Editor
Syntax
Edit using Data Editor
edit [varlist] [if] [in] [, nolabel]
Browse using Data Editor
browse [varlist] [if] [in] [, nolabel]
Menu
edit
Data > Data Editor > Data Editor (Edit)
browse
Data > Data Editor > Data Editor (Browse)
Description
edit brings up a spreadsheet-style data editor for entering new data and
editing existing data. edit is a better alternative to input; see [D]
input.
browse is similar to edit, except that modifications to the data by
editing in the grid are not permitted. browse is a convenient
alternative to list; see [D] list.
See [GS] 6 Using the Data Editor (GSM, GSU, or GSW) for a tutorial
discussion of the Data Editor. This entry provides technical details.
Option
nolabel causes the underlying numeric values, rather than the label
values (equivalent strings), to be displayed for variables with value
labels; see [D] label.
Remarks
A tutorial discussion of edit and browse is found in the Getting Started
with Stata manual. Technical details can be found in [D] edit.
edit, typed by itself, opens the Data Editor with all observations on all
variables displayed. If you specify a varlist, only the specified
variables are displayed in the Editor. If you specify one or both of in
range and if exp, only the observations specified are displayed.
Also see
Manual: [D] edit,
[GSM] 6 Using the Data Editor,
[GSU] 6 Using the Data Editor,
[GSW] 6 Using the Data Editor
Help: [D] input, [D] insheet, [D] list, [D] save
