Opening MY NASA DATA Microsets in Excel
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| Step 1: Download the microset from the MY NASA DATA Web site |
| After choosing and opening the microset of interest on the MY NASA DATA page, click File: Save As in your web browser menu. A browse window should appear. Rename the file or keep the default name, but keep in its plain text format. Click Save to download the file. |
| Step 2: Open a blank Excel spreadsheet |
| After launching Excel, a blank spreadsheet should appear. Otherwise, click the New icon button or select File: New to generate a blank spreadsheet. |
| Step 3: Import the microset data into the Excel spreadsheet |
| Under the Data menu, select Get External Data: Import Text File. A Browse window should open. Select the text file corresponding to the downloaded MY NASA DATA microset that you would like to view. Click Import. |
| Step 4: Follow the Text Import Wizard |
| The MY NASA DATA microsets are tab delimited. The wizard should detect this structure. Simply click Finish, and put the data in the existing worksheet. |
| Step 5: Analyze your microset using Excel tools |
| Excel can be a very robust analysis tool. Graphics and data filters are at your fingertips! Please refer to your Excel guide for more information. |
