Overview of Working in the SAS Environment

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Working in the SAS Environment

Lesson Overview

Introduction

The SAS environment is designed to be easy to use, with windows for accomplishing all the basic SAS tasks. After you become familiar with the starting points for your SAS tasks, you are ready to use the full range of SAS software.

This lesson shows you how to use SAS windows to manage your SAS session, work with files, and process SAS programs.

SAS windows

For now, you can focus on using SAS windows. Later lessons explore concepts and tasks in greater depth.

This lesson contains 25 pages and takes approximately 30-45 minutes to complete.

Objectives

In this lesson, you learn to

use the five main SAS windows: the Explorer, Program Editor, Log, Output, and Results windows
use Enhanced Editor windows (in the Windows operating environment only)
manage your SAS windows
use window features including menus, pop-up menus, toolbars, and help
create SAS libraries
explore and manage SAS files
enter and submit SAS programs
create and use file shortcuts.

Prerequisites

Before taking this lesson, you should

know common computer terminology
be familiar with your operating environment, including its file structure and basic commands
be familiar with your browser, monitor, keyboard, and mouse.


	If you've completed the Use the SAS workspace section of the tutorial Getting Started with SAS Software, you can take this lesson as a review. To view the tutorial, do one of the following: Select Help Getting Started with SAS Software from any of the main SAS windows described in this lesson. View the tutorial at the SAS web site.