Chapter 18

Ten SAS Enterprise Guide Productivity Tips

In This Chapter

bullet Shortcut keys for quick action

bullet Moving data on the fast track

bullet Sniffing out your server software

bullet Fun with custom tasks

SAS Enterprise Guide is a big application, sporting dozens of menu items and hundreds of windows and forms. The application is capable of so much, but many people who use it tend to spend all their time in a few focused areas related to their jobs.

This chapter offers a selection of ten helpful hints and tips to guide you while you explore SAS Enterprise Guide. Remember, it can be fun to try new things, so stray off the path occasionally to see what you discover.

The “Keys” to Success

In addition to the usual shortcut keys for copy/cut/paste and so on, here are the essential shortcut keys to quick action in your SAS Enterprise Guide session:

bullet F4: Takes you directly to the process flow view.

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