SAS Studio at a Glance

When you sign on to SAS Studio, the main SAS Studio window opens.

The main window of SAS Studio consists of a navigation pane on the left and a work area on the right. The navigation pane provides access to your folders and folder shortcuts, your tasks and snippets, the libraries that you have access to, and your file shortcuts. The Folders section is displayed by default.

The work area is used to display your data, code, logs, and results. When you first open SAS Studio, the work area displays a new program window. When you open data and run tasks, other windows open in the work area with a tabbed interface.

There are several ways that you can get help with your work in SAS Studio. Pop-up help is available for some options in the application, which you can access by clicking next to the option. Comprehensive help for SAS Studio is available by clicking above the work area and selecting SAS Studio Help.