SAS Learning Post
Technical tips and tricks from SAS instructors, authors and other SAS experts.![Jedi SAS Tricks: DIY Tasks in SAS Studio SAS Studio Task INFO pane](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2016/05/jedi_studio_task_4_info_tab.png)
In my previous post, Jedi SAS Tricks - Make This a Button in Base SAS I demonstrated running a SAS program from a tool bar button in the SAS Windowing environment. The program we execute is the macro from a previous post, Jedi SAS Tricks: The DATA to DATA Step
![SAS Author Spotlight: Goutam Chakraborty](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2016/05/SASBooks_SGF.jpg)
As the excitement of SAS Global Forum begins to die down and we dust off our sequins for another year, it’s time to get back behind the desk. This year at SAS Global Forum we hosted a "Top Tips from Your Favorite SAS Press Authors" lunch where we asked three or four
![Jedi SAS Tricks - Make This a Button in Base SAS Tweet says "Make this a button in base SAS"](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2016/05/jedi_buttons_1.png)
A recent post, Jedi SAS Tricks: The DATA to DATA Step Macro, engendered a lot of response on Twitter. One of the re-tweets included a call to action - make this a button in Base SAS!
![What does PROC REPORT do?](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2016/04/SGF2016_SM_0705.jpg)
At SAS Global Forum in Las Vegas I was asked the question, “What does PROC REPORT do?” It is a simple question, but I hesitated to answer. I’m normally so deep inside the nitty gritty details of PROC REPORT that I don’t often think about what it would be like
![A graph fit for a Prince](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2016/04/prince_billboard_hits.png)
I was sad to hear that one of my favorite singers, Prince, died last week. This blog post describes a graph I created to show his legacy. Prince was at the height of his popularity when I was in high school and college, which were the formative years for much of
![SAS training leads to certification success](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2016/04/Suiru_Jiang.jpg)
Teaching SAS coding is fun. The best part of teaching is hearing success stories from candidates who earn a SAS certification after taking SAS training. Suiru Jiang is an MBA candidate who successfully passed her SAS certification exam. She took my five-day SAS programming fast track course at Goodman School