Hands-On, Minds-On Meteorology Description | Programming | Operation NotePad Description The NotePad program is an integrated journaling tool for the other programs in the ATMOS 100 library. It has the capability to act like a simple notepad application, but can receive information from the Graphing Tool that can ultimately be opened in more advanced spreadsheet applications, such as Microsoft Excel. {image}   Objectives The primary objective of the NotePas program is two-fold. The first benefit is to make entries such as notes, comments, etc. about the program currently running. The second objective is to receive the tabled information from a graphing tool and save it in text form. This then can be opened in a more advanced spreadsheet or graphing application in order to do mode detailed analysis not available in the Graphing Tool. Programming Theory The NotePad program can be a stand-alone program, but is not used as such to date. It is very simple by notepad standards, but it is still quite functional. Assumptions Applicable Assumptions Equations Applicable Equations Other Any other information Operation Running the Program Click the button labeled 'Notepad' from either the Graphing Tool or anywhere the button can be found. Type in it as if it were a regular word processor Features include File Input/Output Printing Cut / Copy / Paste Undo / Redo Select All Text Clear All Text Extra Knowledge If you have content in the NotePad (with or without tabled data from the Graphing Tool), clicking Export Data from the Graphing Tool window will append the data to the lines. If the desired result is to simply get the data to Excel, Clear the NotePad, and export the data again. One noteable shortcut, if you export data, choose Edit->Select All, then Edit -> Copy, and paste into the Excel window, you will get what you want. Department of Atmospheric Sciences University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign Created by Dan Bramer: Last Modified 07/27/2004 send questions/comments to bramer@atmos.uiuc.edu