Export Dataset

To export the contents of a dataset as a tab-delimited text file for further analyses with specialized software such as statistics packages or programs for quantitative genetics, select Export Dataset from the File menu.

A dialog box similar to the following one will appear (the example uses a dataset named "Keratohyale"):

At the top of the dialog box, there are small windows with lists of the data types and classifier variables contained in the dataset. The user can use these lists to select the data (one or more types of data can be selected) and the classifier variables to be included in the file, if any.

The check box "Include variable names as first line of the file" can be selected or de-selected. If it is selected, the first line of the file will contain the names of the variables. Otherwise, the first line of the file will contain the data for the first observation in the dataset.

The bottom part of the dialog box contains the interface for selecting the file. Clicking the Save button will start the process and produce the file, whereas the Cancel button is to abort the procedure.

The file produced from this procedure is a text file with values delimited with tab stops, which can be opened by most spreadsheet programs, statistics or other software.

Each line in the file starts with the identifier or the respective observation, followed by any classifier variables that have been selected and then the data of the types selected in the dialog box.