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In JMP there are thousands of hidden eastereggs.
Here is an overview of many tricks - what you will get when you CTRL/Alt/Shift + click/select/double click/right click.
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| ► | General | ||
| the red triangle menu is your friend |  | ||
| Right-click is your best friend |  | ||
| Select a range of adjacent items: rows, columns, legend entries ... | Press Shift and click the first and last item sometimes: click and drag. | ||
| Select or deselect non-adjacent items | Press Ctrl and click each item | ||
| Paste a list of column names from the clipboard into a dialog column list box (e.g. X,factor) | Right-Click into the dialog and click on paste |  | |
| ► | Graphs / Graph Builder | ||
| use a column for the graph | drag it into the plot area or: drag it into a dropzone | ||
| use 2 columns in a common subplot | drag them onto the X or Y axis or: drag the second column almost into the same dropzone (the dropzone with direction towards the graph) | ||
| create a hierarchy on the X or X axis | drag an additional column almost into the same dropzone (the dropzone further away from the graph) | ||
| create a hierarchy in the Group X or X region | drag an additional column into the corner of the Group X/Y DropZone | ||
| sort an axis by a second column | drag the second column almost into the same dropzone (the dropzone furthest away from the graph) | ||
| use 2 columns in separate subplots | drag them onto the X or Y axis (while pressing Shift) or: drag the second column onto the the same axis, next to the first region | ||
| use 2 columns as color | drag both columns into the color drop zone | ||
| a) | Select points in a rectangular region. | Click and drag the arrow tool. | |
| b) | Select points in a non-rectangular region. | use the lasso tool | |
| extend the selection | press Shift and select. | ||
| remove data points from the (partial) selection | press SHIFT + CTRL and select | ||
toggle data points unselected ones get selected) | press CTRL / ⌘ and select | ||
| c) | select points via the legend | click on an entry in the legend | |
remove data points from the (partial) selection | press CTRL / ⌘ and click (2x will trigger selection) or press Shift + CTRL / ⌘ and click (2x won't have an effect) | ||
extend the selection | press CTRL / ⌘ and click (eventually twice - first to deselect (partial selection)) | ||
toggle data points | ? | ||
| d) | select points in an interactive HTML | click on a point or a legend entry |  |
remove data points from the (partial) selection | press shift and/or CTRL / ⌘ and click (2x will trigger selection) | ||
extend the selection | press shift and/or CTRL / ⌘ and click (eventually twice - first to deselect (partical selection)) | ||
| Change axis settings. | Double-click or press Alt and click the axis. | ||
| Add a reference line | Double-click the axis at the desired position - the corresponding value will show up in the axis/reference line menu. |  | |
| Change axis range | click and drag and axis perpendicular to the axis to change the range |
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| Change the binning of a Histogram Plot | Use the grabber tool: | ||
| Reset the zoom to the original *) plot *) either defined by the script or last state before using the magnifier the first time | double click into the graph (alternatively: Alt + click) (with magnifier tool) |  | |
| change the color/marker etc. settings of a specific legend entry | hover over the legend entry, right click and change the setting | ||
| change the color/marker etc. settings of all legend entries referring to the same rows (lines and markers at the same time) | select on of the legend entries by clicking, right click and change the setting | ||
| clear label selection | click on one of the selected items |  | |
| Show excluded data points. | Press Shift, click the red triangle icon, and click on Show Excluded Rows |  | |
| change the type of summary statistics | Right-click on the caption box, click summary statistics and change the type. CTRL / ⌘Right-click to change the type in all subplots simultaneously | 
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| Let a 3D Scatterplot spin | Press Shift and drag it with the mouse | 
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| scale subplots individually | resize the label (go from the label to the side, till the mouse changes to an arrow) - not the framebox! |  | |
| Change/sort X Group labels | Right click - Configure Levels ... | ||
| synchronize parallel axes | Shift click red triangle / Parallel Axis Merging |  | |
| add an additional plot theme to the Plot | Shift click into another plot theme icon on the top | ||
| add/remove plot themes to/from individual suplots | Ctrl click into the upper/center/lower left/center/right region of the respective plot theme icon corresponding to the location of the subplot | ||
| ► | Reports | ||
| apply a Platform Preset to a new report | [JMP 18] drag the Platform Preset symbol from the source report into the target report |  | |
| get a hover explanation. | draw a small circle with your mouse |  | |
| remove the Header Bar of the OutlineBox | delete the title of the OutlineBox | | |
| access the red triangle menu without a red triangle | Even when the outline is hidden, there is a tiny hotspot for the red triangle menu in the upper left. | | |
| add columns to Distribution Platform | Drag the columns from the columns menu of the table |  | |
| Turn numeric report output into a data table. | Right-click somewhere in the report and select for Reports with BY: |  | |
| broadcast a command to all similar reports in the current window. | Press Ctrl / ⌘ and apply the command to one of the reports. e.g. - right click into a graph and apply a command | 
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| collapse similar outline boxes | Press Ctrl / ⌘, and click on the grey triangle | 
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| Select multiple report options. | Press Alt (^ and Option) and right-click a disclosure icon |  | |
| Select multiple analysis options | Press Alt / Option and click a red triangle icon |  | |
| Resize all similar graphs in a report. | Press Ctrl/ ⌘ and resize one graph. | ||
| change the formal of an entry | double click the entry | | |
| Select multiple bars in a Distribution/Pareto plot. | Press Shift or Ctrl/ ⌘ and click the bars. (differs from the "typical" explorer-like behavior: (Ctrl/ ⌘ to select inividual entries, Shift to select all entries in between) which is used for row, legend entries, ...) | ||
| Deselect multiple bars in a Distribution/Pareto plot. | Press Ctrl and click the bars. | ||
| Create a subset of the data table from a histogram/Pareto Plot. | Double-click / Press Shift,select the bars that you want to subset, and then double-click / Select one or more bars, right-click, and then select Subset. |
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| Change the scale of a slider in the Contour Profiler. | Right-click the slider. (mac: Press ^ and click the slider.) | ||
| Specify or lock a factor value in the Prediction Profiler. | Press Alt and click inside one of a factor’s panes. | ||
| Transpose the factors in a two-factor interaction LS Means plot. | Press Shift and select the LS Means Plot command. | ||
| Specify the alpha level when saving mean or individual confidence intervals. | Press Shift, click the red triangle icon, and then select the command. | | |
| Specify theta (for exponential), beta (for Weibull), or sigma (for lognormal) parameters for WeiBayes analysis. | Press Shift and select Exponential, Weibull, or Lognormal Fit from the Product-Limit Survival Fit red triangle menu. | ||
| Lock a factor (in a profiler) | Press Alt and click into the respective plot, then select Lock Factor Setting | | |
| Show Tree Structure of a Report | Ctrl+Shift+Right Click the top left corner | | |
| ► | Tables | ||
| Jump to a column | Double-Click the column in the menu on the left. |  | |
| keep a column visable all the time | Select a column, click Col Menu/Scroll Lock | ||
| Deselect rows and columns. | Click the top triangular region in the upper left corner of the data grid to deselect columns. Click the bottom triangular region to deselect rows. |  | |
| add columns/rows | double-click the top/bottom triangular menu in the upper left corner | 
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| add a single column at the end of the table | double-click in the table right to the last column |  | |
| enter a new column name | click on the column name on the top of the table and start typing |  | |
| Copy a list of column names to the clipboard | Select the columns in the column list on the left of the data table and press CTRL/ ⌘ + C |  | |
| change several column names at once | copy the column names to the clipboard | | |
| fill all cell of a column with the same value | select the column header - no row selection - Ctrl/ ⌘ + V NOT: overwrite the column name (!) | ||
| Repeat values or a sequence of values in a column. | Right-click on selected cells. Select Fill and the appropriate command. |
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| Fill empty values with previous entries of that column. | select a column and some rows, Right-click on an entry and press Replace missing |  | |
| Generate a subset of the current selection | right click on Selected and click on Data View | 
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| move column(s) to another position in the data table | select the column(s) (on top of the table or in the columns list on the left), keep the mouse button pressed and drag the column(s) to the new position | ||
| Merge column(s) from a summary table into the main table | select the column(s) (on top of the summary table ). Click again, keep the mouse button pressed and drag the column(s) to the main table. | ||
| Edit a Table Script | Double-Click the script | ||
| copy a column script | Right-Click on the column header and click on Copy Columns | ||
| copy a column script - including the values | select all rows, Right-Click on the column header and click on Copy Columns | ||
| copy a column script - including the values of N specific rows | select the rows, Right-Click on the column header and click on Copy Columns (strange:values will be applied to the first N rows) | ||
| define multiple value labels at once | copy value & label pairs from a table, point at the field with value-label pairs and paste (instead of entering them one by one) | | |
| adjust the column width to the content | [JMP 18] double click the separator line | | |
| ► | JSL Editor | ||
| Select a non-rectangular block of text | Click and drag the cursor. | ||
| Select a rectangular block of text | Press Alt and drag the cursor over the text. | ||
| Select multiple rectangular blocks of text | Press Ctrl and drag the cursor over a non-rectangular block of text. Move the cursor to a new location and repeat. Copying, cutting collects the text in the order in which each block was selected. | ||
| type synchronously at multiple positions in the text | Press Ctrl and click on multiple positions, then start typing. | | |
| Open JSL command in Scripting Index | Press Alt and double-click on a command | ||
| Run a script with a specific data table | copy the script and paste it into the table script menu | ||
| Select the code between brackets | Doble-click one of the brackets | ||
| ... marke the command in front as well | ... press Shift and click on the first letter of the command or: press CTRL + Shift + arrow left (N times) | ||
| copy a line of code | place the cursor into the line ( no need to select anything) and press CTRL/ ⌘ + C |
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| ► | Formula Editor | ||
| Terminate running code | Press Esc | ||
| Build Match function conditionals | Select a column from Table Columns list. Press Shift and select Match from Conditional formula list. | ||
| replace something in the formula with something else | select the item to replace (-> blue rectangle) Double-click the new item (column, constant, variable, parameter) |  | |
| Swap two expressions in a formula. | Drag one expression on top of the other expression. |  | |
| ► | Column List Box | ||
| Add a column to the list | drag the column into the list | ||
| Remove column from a list (Platform menu, Column Switcher etc.) | double click the column entry in the list |  | |
| ► | Data Filter | ||
| Add a filter | double click on the column | ||
| Add multiple filters at once | select multiple columns and click 
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| numeric data filter: change the upper/lower limit | drag the fence, click onto the number and enter a new value | 
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| numeric data filter: move the range | click the shaded pass region and move it to the new location | 
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Quick Reference Card is one place where you can find some of those. Quick Reference Card can be accessed from JMP's help menu
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