Summary of SPSS Manager Menus

Press Esc 0 and select "Exit" to exit SPSS.

To view options, press the escape key (Esc) and a number. Each escape sequence brings up a short menu. The upper case letter in each menu item may be used in lieu of moving the cursor to the button and pressing <ENTER>.

A summary of menu entries is tabulated below.

Escape Sequence	Menu Option	Explanation
Esc Esc	(double Esc)	Clear the menu/cancel display from last command
Esc 0:	run from Cursor	Submit commands in the editor window, starting at the current cursor position.
	Exit	Exit SPSS
	autoviewNew off	Turn off the menu
Esc 1	manageR help	Display main help menu for the SPSS Manager (window keys)
	Menus	Display main SPSS command menu
	Var list	List variables in your current active file (not displayed if no variables are defined)
	File list	List files in the current directory
	Glossary	Open dialog box for entering term you want defined
	syntaX	Open dialog box for entering command for which you want to view syntax
Esc 2	Switch	Switch windows, from editor to output or back
	Change size	Open dialog box for entering number of lines for the current window
	Zoom	Zoom current window to full screen
Esc 3	Edit different file	Open a different syntax file for editing (enter name of file in dialog box)
	Insert file	Insert a syntax file into the editor window (enter name of file in dialog box)
Esc 4	Insert after	Open a new line after the current line
	insert Before	Open a new line before the current line
	Delete	Delete the current line
	Undelete	Undelete the most recent deletion
Esc 5	Forward find	Search forward for the string entered in the dialog box
	Backward find	Search backward for the string entered in the dialog box
	fOward change	Find and replace forward from the cursor
	bAckward change	Find and replace backwards from the cursor
Esc 6	Output pg	Opens dialog box for entering page number to skip to
Esc 7	Lines	Mark or unmark lines: First line is marked at the current cursor line. Move curser to last line to be marked and press Esc 7 again.
	Rectangle	Mark or unmark a rectangle: Upper left of rectangle is marked by cursor position when you press Esc 7. Move the cursor to the lower right corner and press Esc 7 again
	Command	Mark or unmark commands
	Note: After an area is marked, press Esc 7 to clear it