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Using the Right-click Menus


Data analysis options are accessible through right-click menus. These options are application specific, and therefore the options available in an application may not include all those discussed in these help pages. Items in the right-click menu that are grayed out are not active and cannot be used. Clicking them will have no effect.

To access the right-click menu:

  1. In a grid, right-click (press the right mouse button) when the cursor is on a header or data cell.
    The right-click menu appears containing the data analysis options available for the area selected.
     
  2. In a chart, right-click (press the right mouse button) anywhere in the chart. You can also right-click on specific areas in a chart, such as the axis title, labels, legend, data series, title, or a footnote, and the menu options will reflect context-sensitive options in the menu.

Unavailable options are grayed out and are not highlighted when the cursor passes over them.

Some selections, such as Sort..., may require further interaction in a dialog box. Some selections may require you to select a dimension on which the data analysis action should be perform. Clicking outside the right-click menu closes it.

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