Windows/Notepad settings for UCINET

Post date: Jan 20, 2014 9:44:43 PM

There are several Windows and Notepad settings that make working with UCINET better. Here are a few:

• • Tell Windows to show file extensions. Here's how.

  • Sort by Date Modified. Set Windows Explorer to automatically sort files by date modified (most recent to least recent). Here's how.

  • Courier New font. By default, UCINET displays textual output by using Windows Notepad. Numbers in tables will line up only if you use a non-proportional spacing font such as Courier New. Once you set the font, by the way, it will stick, so all of your outputs will look right from then on.

  • Word Wrap. By default, Windows Notepad has Word Wrap turned on. This makes it hard to read tables of numbers. Turning it off cleans things up.

  • Regional settings. If you are having trouble importing and/or cutting and pasting data, you might try temporarily changing regional settings to US.

BTW, this page has many useful suggestions about basic Windows settings, though not related to UCINET.