Here are some simple ways to save both tabular output and/or graphs in JMP.
When you copy information from JMP, you can either use “Copy” from the Edit menu or the tool bar. The copied information is copied to an active windows clip board.
1. If you want to save the whole report output with graphs, simply choose Edit/Copy to store the active window to the clipboard and then paste the results in your document.
2. You can save just a portion of the results by choosing the “fat-plus" tool from the toolbar (or Tools>Selection) and then clicking on the table, column or graph you would like save. You then copy and paste as before.
a. From any JMP output window, click on the selection tool in the toolbar (the fat plus)
b. Click on the content you’d like to copy – the selected content is highlighted. To extend a selection, hold the Shift key
c. Click Edit>Copy
d. Open the program where you’d like to paste the content and select Paste>Paste Special. From the list, select Picture (Enhanced Metafile).
By selecting Picture (Enhanced Metafile), you have the ability to grow and shrink the image, ungroup the image for manipulation. This options also takes up less storage space.
Once the image has been pasted in your application, if you right-click within the image and select Edit Picture, you then have the ability to manipulate that image.
3. JMP also provides methods that allow you to customize report output and save it as a graphic, text, Word, .rtf, or .html. The text format is the only format that doesn't save graphs. Select File>Save as
4. You can also save selected graphs or tables by choosing Edit>Save Selection As. This option only allows you to save the selected item as graphics with an extension .png, .jpg, .svg, .gif or .wmf
5. You cannot save output directly from the report; instead, you must duplicate it by selecting Edit>Journal or Edit>Layout. Both commands will reproduce the report in a new window and allow you to customize the look of the report. The layout option provides a few more editing options, such as allowing you to ungroup parts of a report. Select File/Save and choose a format above to save a journal or layout window.
To learn more about saving data tables, graphics and reports, refer to Chapter 4 of the User Guide in JMP: “Saving Data Reports and Sessions.”
9 Comments
I have to say saving any output (graph, fit model direction,analysis output) is to totally not straightforward or user friendly. I couldn't even figure out how to do it. In JMP 7 All I had to do was have the window in question open, click on and hit "save as" under "File"....
Am I missing something here? Is this because I have a demo version right now?
I've had the same problem as Lyanne. I have no way of saving the graphs that I make. I also have no way of exporting them as image files. I don't have a demo version of JMP though, I have JMP Pro 9 and a temporary licence.
The problem is that there is not a menu bar in any of the windows in which the graphs are made. I have a friend with a Mac who does not have this issue, but for my PC it seems to be a problem. I'd love any help that any one can offer!
I'm having the same problem as Morgan. We're using the student version of JMP and cannot export graphs. In the Mac version of JMP 9 you can export reports as text files, image files, HTML files or RTF files. How can we do this on the PC version of JMP 9? Thanks!
The menu bar in JMP 9 disappears, so the Selection tool that allows copying and pasting of JMP output (the fat plus sign) is hidden. To view the menu bar, click the alt key. Then, use the selection tool to select output you'd like to copy. In addition you see other menu options such as the File > Save as.
FYI - you can change the JMP preferences so the menu always displays if the hidden menu bothers you - go to File > Preferences > Windows Specific. There's an option about 2/3 of the way down that controls this. This way your menu will be visible on all open JMP windows.
Let me know if I have answered your question(s).
--Mary
I have roughly 40 plots that are generated using a script in JMP 8 and JMP 9. Is there any way to have all of these saved in bulk? I am getting rather bored with saving each one one at a time.
Mary,
Thank you. The menu being hidden by default is an extremely frustrating "feature." In response to your above message: I appreciate your advice; it was exactly what I needed to know.
If you happen to be part of the JMP team, would you please let your team know that, moving forward, changes like this (to the GUI) need to be appropriately followed with changes to the help documentation?
Thank you.
Stephen
I'm using JMP Pro 10.0, and I was having a heck of a time figuring out how to simply save a graph as an image file for inclusion in a presentation. The help documentation was utterly useless. I am glad I found Mary's comment above, or I would have been lost forever. Wheat kind of "feature" is hiding the menu on every window except the home screen? A useless feature and very frustrating to say the least.
I'm using JMP 10 on windows and a colleage showed me how to keep menus visible at all times. Go to File > Preferences > Windows Specific. Then, near the bottom change 'Auto-hide menu and toolbars' to Never.
Hope this helps!
Completely agree with the above posts. Using JMP 10 and auto hiding the save menu resulted in me spending over an hour going around in circles in the help menu. Utterly stupid "feature" to hide an essential tool bar with no prompts. Dont think this is the last complaint you will hear either. Not a good start JMP, not a good start!