Setting options for display in the Matrix editor window

You can specify the font of matrix values and whether you want to show the sum or the name per row and column.

1.  From the Edit menu, choose User preferences.

The User preferences window opens.

2.  In the navigator, click User interface > Matrix editor.

3.  Make the desired changes.

Element

Description

Font for matrix editor and histogram

Select font

Use the button to select a font, a style and a font size in a separate window for all Matrix editor windows.

Notes

Your settings are applied to all Matrix and Histogram windows opened.

You can reset the font to the Visum standard setting (Resetting fonts).

Defaults for display in the matrix editor

Number of decimal places

Number of decimal places used to show matrix values when a matrix is opened.

Note

If a value smaller than the real number of decimal places is entered, the matrix values will be rounded arithmetically for display on screen.

Show row and column labels

Select this option to show captions at the beginning of rows and columns. For Visum matrices, these are the names of zones and main zones (Zones: General attributes and Main zones: General attributes).

Show row and column sums

Select this option to show sums as figures at the beginning of columns and rows.

Note

The setting is only applied to Matrix editor windows that are newly opened.

Use thousands separator

If the option has been selected, the thousands separator set on page Formats is used in the matrix editor (Using thousands separators).

4.  Confirm with OK.

The settings are applied.