Tools,CustomizingMinitab,andSettingOptions(ToolsMenu)2003MinitabInc.iTableOfContentsToolsMenu............................................................................................................................................................................1Toolbars............................................................................................................................................................................1StatusBar.........................................................................................................................................................................5CustomizeMenusandToolbars.......................................................................................................................................5Options.............................................................................................................................................................................9ManageProfiles..............................................................................................................................................................34Tools...............................................................................................................................................................................36Index....................................................................................................................................................................................392003MinitabInc.1ToolsMenuToolbarsToolbarOverviewToolsToolbarchooseatoolbarToolbarsareaquickwaytoissueMinitabcommands:justclickonatoolbuttonperformanactionoropenadialogbox.WhenyoufirstlaunchMinitab,onlytheStandardtoolbar,theProjectManagertoolbar,andtheWorksheettoolbararevisibleatthetopofthescreen.UseToolsToolbartoshoworhidetoolbars.Youalsocanshow,hide,create,ordeletetoolbarsusingToolsCustomizeToolbars.Minitabprovidesthefollowingdefaulttoolbars:StandardProjectManagerWorksheetGraphEditingToolsGraphAnnotationTools3DGraphToolsFactorialDesignsResponseSurfaceDesignsMixtureDesignsTaguchiDesignsNoteMinitabtoolbarsaredetachable.YoucanclickonthemanddragthemanywherewithintheMinitabenvironment.Detachedtoolbarsalwaysremainontopofanywindows.TipMovethemousepointeroverthetoolandwaitforamomenttogetmoreinformationaboutthetool:thelabelofthetoolwillappear,andtheStatusBarwilldisplayadescriptionofthetool.StandardToolbarToolsToolbarsStandardUsethistoolbartoaccessbasicMinitabfileI/Otools,edittools,navigationtools,Help,andStatGuide.ToolbaritemClickto…OpenProjectSaveProjectPrintWindowCutCopyPasteUndoRedoEditLastDialogTools,CustomizingMinitab,andSettingOptions(ToolsMenu)22003MinitabInc.PreviousCommandNextCommandFindFindNextCancelaFindorReplaceinprogressOpenHelpOpentheStatGuideProjectManagerToolbarToolsToolbarsProjectManagerUsethistoolbartoaccessProjectManagerfoldersandinformation.ClickaProjectManagertoolbarbuttontoopenandtilethecorrespondingProjectManagerfolderandanyrelatedwindows.Toreturntoyourpreviouswindowsetup,clicktheappropriateProjectManagerbuttonagain.ToolbaritemClicktodisplay…SessionfolderWorksheetsfolderGraphsfolderWorksheetcolumnsfolderHistoryfolderReportPadRelatedDocumentsDesignfolderSessionwindowDatawindowProjectManagerCloseAllGraphsWorksheetToolbarToolsToolbarsWorksheetUsethistoolbartoinsertorclearcells,rows,andcolumns,tomovecolumns,andtomovetothenextorpreviousbrushedrow.ToolsMenu2003MinitabInc.3ToolbaritemUseto…InsertcellInsertrowInsertcolumnMovecolumnGotoPreviousbrushedrowGotoNextbrushedrowClear(backspace)GraphToolbarsGraphEditingGraphAnnotationTools3DGraphToolsFactorialDesignsToolbarToolsToolbarsFactorialDesignsUsethistoolbartocreate,analyze,andgraphfactorialdesigns.ToolbaritemUseto…CreateafactorialdesignDefineacustomfactorialdesignPreprocessresponsesforAnalyzeVariabilityAnalyzeafactorialdesignAnalyzethevariabilityinafactorialdesignDisplayfactorialplotsDisplaycontourorsurfaceplotsDisplayoverlaidcontourplotsOptimizeresponsesModifydesignDisplaydesignResponseSurfaceDesignsToolbarToolsToolbarsResponseSurfaceDesignsUsethistoolbartocreate,analyze,andgraphresponsesurfacedesigns.Tools,CustomizingMinitab,andSettingOptions(ToolsMenu)42003MinitabInc.ToolbaritemUseto…CreateacentralcompositeorBox-BehkendesignDefineacustomresponsesurfacedesignSelectanoptimaldesign,augmentorimproveadesignorevaluateadesignAnalyzearesponsesurfacedesignCreatecontourandsurfaceplotsCreateoverlaidcontourplotOptimizetheresponsesModifyresponsesurfacedesignsDisplayresponsesurfacedesignsMixtureDesignsToolbarToolsToolbarsMixtureDesignsUsethistoolbartocreate,analyze,andgraphmixturedesigns.ToolbaritemUseto…CreateamixturedesignDefineacustommixturedesignSelectanoptimaldesign,augmentorimproveadesign,orevaluateadesignCreatesimplexplotsCreatefactorialplotsAnalyzeamixturedesignCreateresponsetraceplotsCreatecontourorsurfaceplotsCreateoverlaidcontourplotsOptimizeresponsesModifydesignDisplaydesignTaguchiDesignsToolbarToolsToolbarsTaguchiDesignsUsethistoolbartocreate,