Edit Menu

Briefly

Controls the clipboard, undoing, renaming, and preferences. The specific names of the items change to reflect what is selected.


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A case is selected)  (An attribute is selected)

Undo

Undo the last action you took. The item changes to indicate what kind of action it was (in this case, "Typing.")

Fathom has infinite undo.

Shortcut: -Z (Win), -Z (Mac)

Redo

Redo the last action you undid.

Shortcut: -R (Win), -R (Mac)

Cutor Cut Case or Cut Attribute

Cut whatever was selected and put it on the clipboard. Fathom supports cutting text and cases. (So you can cut cases from one collection and paste them into another.)

You can cut cases from collections, case tables, or graphs.

Shortcut: -X (Win), -X (Mac)

Copy Picture

Put a picture of whatever you have selected onto the clipboard. This is great for taking snapshots of graphs and putting them into word-processing documents.

Copy

This is just like Cut, except that the thing you selected remains where it was in addition to being placed on the clipboard.

Shortcut: -C (Win), -C (Mac)

Paste

Paste Picture

Put whatever was on the clipboard into the selected location. Exactly what happens depends on the situation.

In general, if the clipboard contains text, Paste replaces selected text or inserts the text at the insertion point.

If the clipboard contains cases, Paste adds the cases to a selected collection.

If the clipboard contains a graphic in metafile format under Windows or PICT format on the Macintosh, the item changes to Paste Picture; choosing it pastes the graphic into your Fathom document in a "text" object.

Shortcut: -V (Win), -V (Mac)

Delete Case or
Delete Attribute

Delete the selected case(s) or attribute(s) (but not an object)

For example, if you have selected cases in a graph, this deletes the cases. If you have selected and attribute in a case table, this deletes the attribute.

Delete (object)

Delete the selected object, e.g., a table, graph, or collection. Select the object (so that it has a border) and choose this item.

Shortcut: (Win), -D (Mac)

Edit Formula

If an attribute or a formula (e.g., a Plot Value in a graph, or a calculation in a summary table) is selected, this item lets you edit that formula.

Equivalent to double-clicking in the formula box.

Shortcut: -E (Win), -E (Mac)

Cut Formula

Cut a formula from the selected object (attribute, calculation, or plot), if one exists.

Copy Formula

Copy a formula from the selected object, if one exists.

Paste Formula

Paste the formula in the clipboard into the selected object (attribute or plot). This is perfect for avoiding retyping a complex formula: copy it from a function, say, and paste it into an attribute. If you have set up the arguments right, this makes an attribute containing predicted values.

Clear Formula

Remove the formula from the selected plot or attribute. If it is a plot or calculation, that plot or calculation is removed. If it is an attribute, the formula is removed, leaving editable data.

Inspect

Open an inspector for the selected case or collection. If a graph is selected, say, this will inspect the collection whose data the graph displays.

Shortcut: -I (Win), -I (Mac)

More about inspectors

Preferences

Invokes Fathom's preferences dialog, which currently lets you set the program to display in large fonts and turn Fathom's sounds on and off.

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