.. index:: Tables Pane

.. _Tables_Pane:

Tables Pane
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The Tables Pane is used in the :ref:`Edit Mode<Edit_mode>`. It displays the table (if any) of the kind selected in the :ref:`node table<node_table>` for each selected node.  For each :ref:`discrete chance node<discrete_chance_node>` and :ref:`utility node<utility_node>` an actual table is displayed (if it has one of the kind selected). For each :ref:`decision node<decision_node>` it shows the initial policy and for each :ref:`continuous chance node<continuous_chance_node>` the distribution function is specified through a mean and a variance for each configuration of the discrete parents.

Figure 1 shows the Tables Pane containing CPTs for two discrete chance nodes.

.. figure:: images/tablespane.png

	Figure 1: The Tables Pane.

The Tables Pane appears when the *Tables-Pane Button* in the Network Window Tool Bar is activated (see Figure 2).  This button is a radio button, so to make the Tables Pane disappear, simply reactivate the button.

.. figure:: images/tablespane1.png

	Figure 2: The Tables Pane appears when the *Tables-Pane Button* in the Network Window Tool Bar is activated, and it disappears when the button is reactivated.

See also :ref:`Arrange Tables<arrange_tables>`.

Under the *Functions* menu item it is possible export and import the content of a node table to text file.