Some advice on software needed

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Posted by graham.smith
2005-12-30 11:49:36

I know I should alrady know where to start with this, but I am having a bit of brain dead session.

When doing a statistical analysis I usually end up using several different programs, which give me dozens of numerical tables and dozens of graphs and charts. Some of the programs are OLE servers and some are not. All support copying and pasting tables and charts into other programs.

I want a single program to try and keep track of all these charts and tables - but I don’t really know what I want. It has to be frugal on resources, it should ideally have some sort of send to clipping tool like the Zooter, but which works with graphics, and it should support OLE, for when its available.

If I have saved a graphic as opposed to copied and pasted it, then I should be able to link to it from the same program. I need to be able to add some text to go with each chart or table and I need to be able to paste from the program into Word. I also need some sort of tree based structure to have a top level for roject and then sub levels each holding charts/tables for different parts of the analysis.

Now I know that there are dozens of programs that fit this need, but they all seem overally complex, or not complex enough.

Given the vast experience here of outliner/tree program, has anyone any suggestions. Free would be good, but I would be happy to look at anything suggested, and keen to see suggestions for programs I may have already tried, to encourage me to give them a second look.

Many thanks

Graham

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