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Use the Text tool to work with data using familiar textual methods. The Text tool is diagrammed here:
Here are a few facts about the text tool:
- The text tools is all about familiarity. If you find the Fetch tool and the Table interface to be too unfamiliar then the Text tool may be appropriate.
- Obviously you can edit, copy and paste textual sequences of data. However, the textual methods are somewhat difficult for large data sets because there is no way to know which row you are at and also editing very large sets may be slow.
- Textual methods are generic whereas the Table interface is specialized. Consider using the table interface and becoming accustom to its features instead of falling back on textual entry.
When the data represents more than one column then select the column entry from the pop up button. The text is free formatted and does not represent all of the data parameters so may not be appropriate for all needs.