Using the SAS Windowing Environment

Introduction to Using the SAS Windowing Environment

In this section you will learn about the SAS windowing environment, including how to get organized, how to access help, and how to find and use appropriate commands.

In addition, you will learn how to use the SAS windowing environment to work with files, SAS programs, and SAS output.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with this section, you should understand the concepts presented in Introducing the SAS Environment.

Operating Environment Differences

Even though SAS has a different appearance for each operating environment, most of the actions that are available from the menus are the same.

One of the biggest differences between operating environments is the way that you select menu items. If your workstation is not equipped with a mouse, then here are the keyboard equivalents to mouse actions:

Mouse action	Keyboard equivalent
double-click the item	type an s or an x in the space next to the item, then press the ENTER or RETURN key
right-click the item	type ? in the space next to the item, then press the ENTER or RETURN key

Examples in this documentation show SAS windows as they appear in the Microsoft Windows environment. For the most part, corresponding windows in other operating environments will yield similar results. If you do not see the drop-down menus in your operating environment, then enter the global command PMENU at a command prompt.

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