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==About the dropZone tab==
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When you [[Web_Data|add data]] to your account it lands in the dropZone.
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The ''dropZone'' contains all the series in your account.
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As you add data to your account, the new series are grouped into [[About_dataBlocks|dataBlocks]]
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The dZDropzone tab shows all of the series in your account, grouped and ordered as they were first added to dataZoa.
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<div class="imgGlyph24 imgConcept"></div> The dropZone contains all the same series as your [[Workbench|Workbench]], shown in their natural groupings.
  
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==Working with series in the dropZone==
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You can make [[displays]], like tables and charts, right from the dataBlocks in your dropZone.  Use the ''tools'' menu from any dataBlock:
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Whenever you add data your account, the new series are shown here as dataBlocks.  A [[dataBlock]] is a set of series that group together naturally. They are shown most-recent-first, with new series (or series that have just been edited or re-calculated) moving to the top of the page.
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The tools menu also has options to [[dataBlock_Display_Editor|edit the dataBlock]] itself, create [[calculations]], and do data [[About_Series#Maintenance|housekeeping]].
  
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Series can form a dataBlock because they were:
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==Searching and Filtering==
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You may have hundreds or thousands of series in your account.  Use [[Searching_Within_dataZoa|these controls]] to zero-in:
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    * Dragged in from the Web as a group, using the dzDot
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    * Manually uploaded as a group
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    * Explicitly grouped by you
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Show only series that match a partial title:
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<div class="imgSnippetWrap1 "><div class="imgSnippet " title="dropZone Title Search" data-styler="{ view: '311', style: ' width: 479px; height: 123px;  background: url(SQ/img/DocSamples/snap31.pngSQ)  scroll -22px -62px;  background-repeat: no-repeat; ' }"></div></div>
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This means that dataBlock membership can change dynamically, but you can drag a dataBlock to a new or existing tab and fine-tune the dataBlock there.
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==Paging through lots of series==
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When you have more series than can fit on the screen, you can page through them:
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Page through your series:
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Latest revision as of 11:46, 30 January 2017

About the dropZone tab

When you add data to your account it lands in the dropZone.

The dropZone contains all the series in your account.

As you add data to your account, the new series are grouped into dataBlocks

The dropZone contains all the same series as your Workbench, shown in their natural groupings.

Working with series in the dropZone

You can make displays, like tables and charts, right from the dataBlocks in your dropZone. Use the tools menu from any dataBlock:

The tools menu also has options to edit the dataBlock itself, create calculations, and do data housekeeping.

Searching and Filtering

You may have hundreds or thousands of series in your account. Use these controls to zero-in:

Show only series that match a partial title:

Paging through lots of series

When you have more series than can fit on the screen, you can page through them:

Page through your series:

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