Copying variables can be very helpful, particularly when defining multiple nearly identical variables in an item set or matrix question:
- Highlight one or more variables by clicking on the appropriate row or clicking and holding the Ctrl/cmd key to select multiple rows.
- Right-click on the highlighted area and select Copy variable or press Ctrl+C (Windows) or cmd+C (Mac).
- Right-click on the target line and select the function Insert variable above.
When the variable is copied, the variable label, variable type, value label, missing values and measure will be copied, however the values will not.
