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Customizing the SAS Environment

Review of SAS Tools

Commands

DLGFONT

opens the Font window, which is used to control the fonts in the SAS windowing environment.

DLGPREF

opens the Preferences window, in some operating environments.

OPTIONS

opens the SAS System Options window.

PMENU

turns on the menu bar in the windowing environment.

REGEDIT

opens the Registry Editor window.

SASCOLOR

opens the SASCOLOR window, which is used to change the color of window elements, such as backgrounds and borders.

SYNCONFIG

opens the Edit Scheme window, which is used to edit color schemes in the Editor, NOTEPAD, or Program Editor windows.

Procedures

PROC OPTIONS <SHORT|LONG>;

lists the current values of all SAS system options. The SHORT and LONG options determine the format in which you want SAS system options listed.

Note:   You can also use the SAS Options window to see the current values of all SAS system options.  [cautionend]

PROC REGISTRY <options>;

maintains the SAS Registry.

Note:   You can also use the SAS Registry Editor to maintain the SAS Registry.  [cautionend]

Statements

OPTIONS option-1<... option-n>;

changes the value of one or more SAS system options.

System Options

VERBOSE|NOVERBOSE

controls whether SAS writes the settings of all the system options that are specified in the configuration file to either the workstation or batch log.

Windows

Editor Options window

enables you to set options for specific SAS windowing environment windows, such as the Program Editor. To open the Editor Options window, go to the window that you want to change, and then select Tools [arrow] Options [arrow] Editor or issue the EDOPT command.

Explorer Options window

enables you to set Explorer window options. To open this window, select Tools [arrow] Options [arrow] Explorer Options or issue the EXPOPTS command.

Fonts window

enables you to select the default font that you want to use in the SAS windowing environment. To access this window, issue the DLGFONT command.

Note:   This window is specific to your operating environment.  [cautionend]

Preferences window

enables you to set SAS system preferences. To access this window, issue the DLGPREF command.

Note:   This window is specific to your operating environment.  [cautionend]

SASColor window

enables you to change the default colors for the different window elements in your SAS windows. To access this window, issue the SASCOLOR command.

SAS Registry Editor

enables you to edit the SAS Registry and to customize aspects of the SAS windowing environment. To access this window, issue the REGEDIT command.

SAS System Options window

enables you to view or change current SAS system options. To access this window, issue the OPTIONS command.

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