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Insert data directly into Tuva

Type or paste values straight into the table to create a new dataset or edit one you uploaded.

How-to guide

Last reviewed: December 2022

Insert Data lets you type or paste values straight into Tuva instead of importing a file — useful when your class has just collected data on paper, or when you want to fix a few values in a dataset you already uploaded.

If your data is already in a file, one of the other routes is quicker: from your computer, from Google Drive, or from OneDrive.

  1. From your dashboard, click Upload Dataset, then Insert Data.

    The Insert Data button below Upload Dataset in the top navigation

  2. Type your values into the cells of the Table View — the spreadsheet of rows and columns. The first row holds the attribute names.

  3. Click Save Data.

    Manually entered rows in the Table View, with an arrow pointing to the Save Data button

  4. Tuva takes you through the same review screen every import uses, to confirm the dataset name, its privacy setting and its attributes.

You land back on the dataset page, where the Table View now has an Edit Data button.

The Table View after upload, with an arrow pointing to the Edit Data button

Click Edit Data in the Table View and the cells become editable.

Select one or more cells and press Ctrl+C (Windows) or Cmd+C (Mac).

The X column selected across all rows in the Table View, ready to copy

Select any cell and press Ctrl+V or Cmd+V to paste.

Copied values pasted into a new column starting at the selected cell

Select one or more cells and press Backspace (Windows) or Delete (Mac).

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