Bari LawhornTwo Seminars on Producing Quality Output from SAS®
On Tuesday, November 17, Bari Lawhorn from the SAS Institute will present two seminars on using the SAS Output Delivery System to produce publication quality reports and graphics. These events are free and open to the public; they are sponsored by the UI SAS Users Group.
A SAS Output Delivery System Menu for All Appetites and Applications
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., University Capitol Centre Conference Center Seminar Room (2520D UCC | directions and parking | map to UCC )
This presentation describes how to unleash the power of various ODS destinations to generate fantastic applications and reports. This power is evident when generating spreadsheets using a variety of ODS destinations. The presentation describes how and when to harness the power of ODS destinations. We’ll discuss methods to generate perfect presentation-quality output. This includes general formatting, creating styles with the addition of templates that are specifically generated for Excel output, and all the little things that lead to great-looking output. See reference paper from SS Global Forum 2009 (pdf, 25 pp color)
Pvalues That Pop and Graphics That Grab: Using SAS 9.2 ODS Graphics Features to Produce Meaningful Graphics and Tables
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. with reception to follow, East Room, University Hospital | directions and parking | map to General Hospital
The new ODS Statistical Graphics procedures (or, ODS Graphics) that are provided with SAS/GRAPH® 9.2 software take graphical output to a new level, with fewer lines of code. The ODS Graphics functionality available in SAS 9.2 provides flexible ways for you to explore and deliver your data. Using these new features with the TEMPLATE procedure and one of the many available ODS destinations, you can create powerful reports and journal entries quickly and easily. This presentation introduces the new ODS Graphics procedures, illustrating how to manage details such as legends and overlays in the graphical output that they generate. The discussion will also focus on the following topics:
These features enable you to create graphics and tables that are sure to impress your audience!
Bari Lawhorn provides technical support for BASE and GRAPH products at SAS institute and has been with the Institute for over 13 years. She covers technical issues with SAS procedures including the increasingly popular ODS.
The UI SAS Users Group was organized to provide support and collegial contact for users of SAS on the UI campus. For more information, contact Phyllis Stumbo (phyllis-stumbo@uiowa.edu) or Mark Hale (mark-hale@uiowa.edu, 319-335-5825)