If one or more nominal variables are selected in a data table when you select →, then the Bar Chart dialog box does not appear. Instead bar charts are created of the selected nominal variables.
You can also select nominal and interval variables and select →. A bar chart appears for each nominal variable; a histogram appears for each interval variable.
If you create a matrix of plots from selected variables, you can close the matrix by pressing the F11 key while any plot is active and selecting from the pop-up menu. Alternatively, you can use the Workspace Explorer to quickly close plots. (See the section Workspace Explorer.)
If a variable in the data table has a Frequency role, it is automatically used as the frequency variable for the plots; the frequency variable should not be one of the selected variables.
Variables with a Weight role are ignored when you are creating bar charts. For more information about the Frequency and Weight roles, see the section The Variables Menu.