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Appendix A
Controlling the Automatic Launching of New Windows
The Notifications tab on the User Options dialog box is also used to control whether newly
generated output is launched in a separate window. It may be easier for you to disable this option
and open an output window as needed.
EToset these option s, on the Toolsmenu, click User Options.
EClick the Notifications tab.
EIn the dialog box, select New Output from the list in the Visual Notifications group.
EUnder Open Window, select Never.
Keyboard Accessibility
The product’sfuncti onality is accessible from the keyboard. At the most basic level, you can press
Alt plus the appropriate key to activate window menus (such as Alt+F to access the File menu) or
press the Tabkey to s croll through dialog box controls. However, there are special issues relate d
to each of the product’s main windows and helpful hints for navigating dialog boxes.
This section will cover the highlights of keyboard accessibility, from opening a stream t o using
node dialog boxes to working with output. Additiona lly,lists of keyboard sho rtcuts are provided
for even more efficient navigation.

Shortcuts for Navigating the Main Window

Youdo most of your data mining work in the ma in window of IBM® SPSS® Modeler. The main
area is called the stream canvas and is used to build and run data streams. The bottom part of the
window contains the node palettes, which contain all available nodes. The palettes are organized
on tabs corresponding to the type of data mining operation for each group of nodes. For example,
nodes used to bring data into SPSS Modeler are grouped on the Sources tab, and nodes used to
derive, filter, or type fields are grouped on the Field Ops tab (short for Field Operations).
The right side of the window contains several tools for managing streams, output, and projects.
The top half on the right contains the managers and has three tabs that are u sed to manage
streams, output, and generated models. You can access these objects by selecting th e tab and an
object from the list. The bottom half on the right contai ns the project pane, which allows you to
organize your work into projects. There are two tabs in this area reflecting two different views ofa
project. The Classes view sorts project objects by type, while t he CRISP-DM view sorts objects
by the relevant data mining phase, such as Data Preparation or Modeling. These various aspects of
the SPSS Modeler window are discussed throughout the Help system and User ’sGuide.
Following is a table of shortcuts used to move within the main SPSS Mod eler window and
build streams. Shortcuts for dialog boxes and output are listed in t he topics that follow. Note that
these shortcut keys are available only from the main window.
Main Window Shortcuts
Shortcut Key Function
Ctrl+F5 Moves focus to the node palettes.