Briefly |
Choose Import From File… from the File menu. |
Sometimes you'll come across data that is in ASCII "text" form instead of in Fathom format. Then you have to import the data instead of simply opening it.
1. Make sure your text data file is in the right format: Text only, with tabs, commas, or spaces between values, and a return at the end of each line (that is, after each case).
2. The names of the attributes go in the first line, separated by tabs as well.
Now you have two strategies:
Old-fashioned and reliable
These steps work for importing a text file or many HTML files (provided you have them on your own machine; to download from the Web, follow a different procedure.)
1. Choose Import From File… from the File menu. 2. Type the name of your file (or navigate to the file and select it) and click OK. Voila! The data comes into a new collection. If you had a collection active, the new data replaces it. 3. To see the data, you will need to create a case table or make a graph. |
New-Fangled and Slick
Simply drag the icon of your text file into the empty document. Fathom will import it and turn it into a collection.
You can also copy the data from another program and paste it in using the clipboard.