1.10. Working with Attributes
Compound attributes are arbitrary numeric or text values associated with one or more compounds. It is not necessary for every compound to have a value for a particular attribute, so "missing" values must be handled cleanly. Attributes can be displayed within the spreadsheet cells of the various tabs, plotted in charts and histograms, and searched using queries. The subsections in this chapter describe various ways to manipulate, including their importation and editing: