Variable View

Once you've defined variable attributes for a variable, you can copy those attributes and apply them to other variables.

step In the Variable View, type agewed in the first cell of the first blank row.

step Type Age Married in the Label column.

step Click the Values cell in the age row.

step From the menus choose:

Edit
 Copy

step Click the Values cell in the agewed row.

step From the menus choose:

Edit
 Paste

The defined values from the age variable are now applied to the agewed variable.

To apply the attribute to multiple variables, simply select multiple target cells (click and drag down the column). When you paste the attribute, it is applied to all the selected cells. New variables are automatically created if you paste the values in blank rows.

You can also copy all the attributes from one variable to another.

step Click the row number for the marital variable.

step From the menus choose:

Edit
 Copy

step Click the row number of the first blank row.

step From the menus choose:

Edit
 Paste

All the attributes of the marital variable are applied to the new variable.