1. 1 ComputerStuffSP2008 1 Computer Stuff…My Preferences These are my preferences, yours may differ. Logon computer Organize computer so software tools are easily available –SAS –Windows Explorer –C:\M8001 folder (for your SAS programs/data) –Excel (later this semester) Display file extensions Opening SAS and SAS datasets Get Blackboard files for class

2. 2 ComputerStuffSP2008 2 Computer Stuff: SAS Create SAS shortcut icon on desktop –Start => Search => All Files or Folders –In file name box enter “sas.exe” –Right click on file name => Send to => Desktop (create shortcut) –Remember, desktop icons and files on C: drive may be gone next class period. –So, you may wish to place a SAS shortcut in your Bengal Space and on your own PC if you buy a SAS license.

3. 3 ComputerStuffSP2008 3 Computer Stuff: Windows Explorer Create desktop Windows Explorer shortcut icon –Start => Search => All Files or Folders –In file name box enter “Explorer” –Locate Windows Explorer the right click on file name => Send to => Desktop (create shortcut) –Remember, desktop icons and files on C: drive may be gone next class period. –So, you may wish to place a Windows Explorer shortcut in your Bengal Space and on your own PC.

4. 4 ComputerStuffSP2008 4 Computer Stuff: C:\M8001 Folder Create folder using Windows Explorer or My Computer Right click on C:\M8001 file name => Send to => Desktop (create shortcut) Remember, desktop icons and files on C: drive may be gone next class period. So, you may wish to place a Windows Explorer shortcut in your Bengal Space and on your own PC. Place all files related to class in this folder –SAS programs (.sas) –SAS datasets (.sas7bdat) –text files (.txt) –Word documents (.doc) –Excel spreadsheets (.xls)

5. 5 ComputerStuffSP2008 5 Computer Stuff: File Extensions Double click on Windows Explorer icon –On toolbar select View => Details –On toolbar select Tools => Folder Options => View –“Hide extensions for known file types” should NOT be checked –File extensions identify types of files.sas files are SAS programs.sas7bdat files are SAS datasets.txt are text files (aka flat files).xls and.doc are Excel and Word files, respectively

6. 6 ComputerStuffSP2008 6 Computer Stuff: Opening SAS Programs and SAS Files Double-clicking on a SAS program or a SAS dataset opens SAS –SAS program (.sas file) placed in Editor window –SAS dataset (.sas7bdat) placed in ViewTable window Alternate method –Use Windows Explorer to locate file of interest –Right-click on file and select “Open with SAS 9.1” To open.txt file, right click on file name and select “open with Wordpad”