Add Cases in a Case Table

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There are three ways to add cases using a case table: By typing in the last row or by using the New Cases command either to add cases to the end of the table or to insert cases before the selected case.

You don’t need to create cases before typing values into them; you can simply start typing in the table. Each time you type a value in the last row of the table, Fathom adds that case to the collection.

1.	Click in a cell in the last row of the case table.

2.	Type the value and press Tab to move to the next cell or Enter to move down to the next case (row).

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This method won’t work if all your attributes are generated by formula, because you can’t edit calculated values. In that instance, you need the New Cases command.

1.	Select the case table (or its collection).

2.	Choose Collection \| New Cases.

You get a dialog box that will add one case by default.

3.	If necessary, type the number of cases you want to add and click OK.To insert cases before the end of the collection (for example, if you have time series data and you left out a case):

•Select a case in the case table, choose Collection | New Cases, specify how many cases to add in the dialog box, and click OK.

Added cases are inserted before the selected case.

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If you are about to paste data, you don’t need to create the cases first; Fathom creates them when you paste. If you are about to import data, you don’t even need to make a case table or collection. Fathom creates the collection when you import.