Changing the matrix data view

1.  Open a Matrix editor window with the matrix of your choice (Opening matrices).

2.  In the Matrix editor window, on the toolbar, click the button View options.

The View options of Matrix editor window opens.

Tip: Alternatively, from the Matrix editor menu, select View options.

3.  In the Mode section, choose the view whose settings you want to change.

Section

Description

Matrix view

Select this option to make the settings effective in the Matrix view.

List view

Select this option to make the settings effective in the List view (Opening matrices in the List view).

4.  In the Display section, make the desired settings.

Section

Description

Alignment of numbers

Use the list box to set the alignment of the matrix values in the column.

Decimal places

Number of decimal places for matrix display on screen

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 names of rows and columns

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).

Tip

Alternatively, use the shortcut menu > Show row and column labels, or from the Matrix editor menu, choose > Show row and column labels to show and hide row and column names.

Show row and column sums

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

Tip

Alternatively, use the shortcut menu > Show row and column totals, or call the menu Matrix editor > Show row and column totals to show or hide row and column totals.

Note

The option is not available in the List view.

Note: Use the Edit > User Preferences menu to change the basic settings for opening matrices (Setting options for display in the Matrix editor window).

5.  Confirm with OK.

The settings are adopted for the Matrix editor window.