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A very pro #StataTip:

You can split & stack your dofiles in tabbed windows. Just drag a dofile to the left of the dofile editor and click "New vertical tab group"

This is highly useful for parallel updating or comparing multiple files, and makes the workflow easier.

A pro #StataTip for #reshape that I just rediscovered while fixing some code on the train:

One can use the @ in reshape commands to indicate where the j-index is. This is especially useful if:
(a) variable names r not consistent (fig 👇)
(b) variable names have mutiple numbers

A #StataTip: If you are repeatedly using the same set of commands, for example for graphs or regressions, then:

1) start using macros, and/or
2) define small programs

This saves you:
(a) space, and
(b) the hassle of copy/pasting

and looks neater!

Once in a while I post a #StataTip. Below is a thread that collects them all:

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RT @asjadnaqvi
A 🧵 to consolidate the #Statatip posts from the past three years! Bookmark these.

If you want to read them in detail, have a look at the Awesome @Stata tips collection:

https://medium.com/the-stata-guide/the-awesome-stata-tips-collection-6805afdedffa

Its updated every 2-3 months or so. Many tips below 👇
https://twitter.com/AsjadNaqvi/status/1570150362505687041

#StataTip: to suspend the execution of a @[email protected] loop (eg when certain conditions are met), add --continue-- and Stata will move to the next iteration (to stop the loop entirely, write --continue, break--)