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From: |
Greg Chicares |
Subject: |
[lmi-commits] [lmi] master 716b851 8/8: Explain census copy and paste commands |
Date: |
Wed, 20 Jun 2018 10:00:19 -0400 (EDT) |
branch: master
commit 716b851491cf84f22c8e38e17bd0de379bfd7116
Author: Gregory W. Chicares <address@hidden>
Commit: Gregory W. Chicares <address@hidden>
Explain census copy and paste commands
---
group_tutorial.html | 22 ++++++++++++++++------
menu_commands.html | 5 +++--
pasting_to_a_census.html | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
3 files changed, 47 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
diff --git a/group_tutorial.html b/group_tutorial.html
index c541ef6..58dfc6a 100644
--- a/group_tutorial.html
+++ b/group_tutorial.html
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ Here are the things you can do next with this census:
</a>
</p>
<p>
- <a href="group_tutorial.html#how_census_paste">
- Paste a census from a spreadsheet
+ <a href="group_tutorial.html#how_census_copy_paste">
+ Paste a census to or from a spreadsheet
</a>
</p>
<p>
@@ -278,11 +278,21 @@ Deleted cells can’t be restored, so you’re
asked to confirm the
deletion.
</p>
-<h5><a name="how_census_paste">Pasting a census from a spreadsheet</a></h5>
+<h5><a name="how_census_copy_paste">Pasting a census to or from a
spreadsheet</a></h5>
<p>
-If you have group data in a spreadsheet, you can
-<a href="pasting_to_a_census.html">paste</a>
-them into a census.
+If you have group data in a spreadsheet,
+
+<img src="paste-census.png" alt="[paste-census.png]">
+
+press this button to
+<a href="pasting_to_a_census.html#how_census_paste">paste</a>
+them into a census. Or
+
+<img src="copy-census.png" alt="[copy-census.png]">
+
+press this button to
+<a href="pasting_to_a_census.html#how_census_copy">copy</a>
+a census so that you can paste it into a spreadsheet.
</p>
<h5><a name="how_census_run">Running or printing an individual or composite
illustration</a></h5>
diff --git a/menu_commands.html b/menu_commands.html
index 57074ec..8c821b2 100644
--- a/menu_commands.html
+++ b/menu_commands.html
@@ -317,7 +317,8 @@ new business.
<samp>Census | Copy census</samp>
</p>
<p>
-Copy data from the census manager to the clipboard.
+<a href="pasting_to_a_census.html#how_census_copy">Copy</a>
+data from the census manager to the clipboard.
</p>
<p>
<img src="paste-census.png" alt="[paste-census.png]">
@@ -326,7 +327,7 @@ Copy data from the census manager to the clipboard.
</p>
<p>
Fill the census by
-<a href="pasting_to_a_census.html">pasting</a>
+<a href="pasting_to_a_census.html#how_census_paste">pasting</a>
data.
</p>
<p>
diff --git a/pasting_to_a_census.html b/pasting_to_a_census.html
index ccfde81..a78d2d9 100644
--- a/pasting_to_a_census.html
+++ b/pasting_to_a_census.html
@@ -38,12 +38,18 @@
<body>
-<h3>Pasting a census from a spreadsheet</h3>
+<h3><a name="how_census_paste">Pasting a census from a spreadsheet</a></h3>
<p>
-The <samp>Census | Paste census</samp> command fills the census
+The
+
+<img src="paste-census.png" alt="[paste-census.png]">
+
+<samp>Census | Paste census</samp>
+command fills the census
with data from the clipboard.
</p>
+
<p>
Usually you get the data from a spreadsheet, but you can copy plain
text from anywhere.
@@ -164,6 +170,26 @@ You can use these column headers:
</tr>
</table>
+<h3><a name="how_census_copy">Copying a census to a spreadsheet</a></h3>
+
+<p>
+Although you can edit data on the census screen directly, sometimes
+you want the full power of a spreadsheet. For example, suppose an
+inforce group wants to increase the face amount for every nonsmoking
+employee under age 50 by ten percent, or $25,000 if greater.
+If you'd rather do that in a spreadsheet, use the
+
+<img src="copy-census.png" alt="[copy-census.png]">
+
+<samp>Census | Copy census</samp> command. It copies the data you see
+on the
+<a href="group_tutorial.html#how_census_interpret">census display</a>
+to the clipboard. Then you can paste the census into a spreadsheet,
+make your changes there, and
+<a href="pasting_to_a_census.html#how_census_paste">paste</a>
+it back in.
+</p>
+
<hr>
<p>
- [lmi-commits] [lmi] master updated (a06f6e9 -> 716b851), Greg Chicares, 2018/06/20
- [lmi-commits] [lmi] master 663fa55 3/8: Simplify user manual's instructions for input sequences, Greg Chicares, 2018/06/20
- [lmi-commits] [lmi] master 716b851 8/8: Explain census copy and paste commands,
Greg Chicares <=
- [lmi-commits] [lmi] master e2a4653 7/8: Add "Copy census" to list of commands on "Census" menu, Greg Chicares, 2018/06/20
- [lmi-commits] [lmi] master 5748846 2/8: Revise outdated documentation, Greg Chicares, 2018/06/20
- [lmi-commits] [lmi] master dc351c7 5/8: Correct the name of a menu command, Greg Chicares, 2018/06/20
- [lmi-commits] [lmi] master 3e51cad 4/8: Remove an obsolete sentence from the user manual, Greg Chicares, 2018/06/20
- [lmi-commits] [lmi] master 23c8c3c 6/8: Mention pasting to a spreadsheet in main user manual page, Greg Chicares, 2018/06/20
- [lmi-commits] [lmi] master 005c26b 1/8: Rename census-paste icon in user manual, Greg Chicares, 2018/06/20