# Copying Data

Description | Copying to the Clipboard | Moving to New Worksheet | See Also

## Description

Selected data in Draco can be copied to either the system clipboard for use in other applications or to another Draco worksheet for analysis of a data subset. The first technique allows interoperability with other packages, including spreadsheets and word processors. The second technique allows for specialized copying of data to new Draco spreadsheets while preserving Draco-specific data in the process.

## Copying to the Clipboard

To copy data to the clipboard, one must first select the data from the Data Window. Selecting entire variables is possible simply by clicking their names in the Variable View or the column headers in the Data View. Multiple variables may be selected by holding the CONTROL key while selecting variables. To select a subset of variable data, drag the mouse over the selection of interest. Draco does limit selections to always contain the same number of selected rows regardless of the number of selected variables.
Once data has been selected, use the Copy option in the Edit Menu or press CONTROL-C. Either option will send the data to the system clipboard. The cliboard will now contain tab-delimited plain text representation of the selection preceded by the variable names. The data can simply be pasted into most spreadsheets for further processing.

## Moving to New Worksheet

After selecting data as described above, the selection can also be passed quickly to a new Draco worksheet. This feature allows for rapid analysis of data subsets when necessary. The Edit Menu of the Data Window also contains the Send Selection to new worksheet option. Selecting this option will immediately open a new Draco window that is instantly populated with the data subset. The new data is now independent of the original worksheet; changes in the new worksheet will not effect the original worksheet.

## See Also

Pasting Data
Data Window

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