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Editing Cell Contents

Importing and Exporting Variable Values

You can use the procedures in this section to import the data currently assigned to a variable into a spreadsheet, and to export data in a spreadsheet to a variable.

IImporting data assigned to a variable into a spreadsheet

You can import the data assigned to a variable into a specific cell or a range of cells in the spreadsheet that is currently open on the ClassPad display. Import of variable data from the following data types is supported: LIST (list data), MAT (matrix data), EXPR (numeric or expression data), and STR (string data).

The procedures in this section assume that the variables (NData, LData, MData, SData) shown in the screen below are already present on the Main application.

Tip

For details about data types, see Variable Data Typeson page 1-7-3.

For details about creating variables, see Creating a New Variableon page 1-7-6.

STo import the data assigned to an EXPR variable

Example: To import the data assigned to the NData variable into cell A1

(1)Tap cell A1 to select it.

(2)On the [File] menu, tap [Import].

This displays the Import dialog box along with a soft keyboard.

(3)Type the variable name (in this case “NData”) into the [Variable] box.

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