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Helpful Tips 
 
a) File names should be recognizable ones and should not exceed eight characters. A 
character could be a letter or a number. 
b) The extension for an Epi Info questionnaire file name should always be "qes".
Example 
birthwt.qes 
trachoma.qes 
Exercise : 
Develop a questionnaire of your own data and prepare a template using the EPED program. 
Entering Data using the ENTER program 
• The 
ENTER
program will create a data file from a questionnaire. That is, The ENTER 
program will create an Epi Info database < .rec > file using the questionnaire. 
• Once the < .rec > file is created, the file may be loaded into ENTER for adding more 
records or editing those already entered. 
• If the questionnaire is revised, ENTER can be instructed to revise the < .rec > file 
accordingly. 
• In 
the 
ENTER
module, there are five options to choose from. We will see the first three 
ones which are in common use. 
1) Enter or edit data 
2) Create new data file from .Qes file 
3) Revise structure of data file using revised .Qes 
• Now, move the cursor to the ENTER module and press the Enter key. 

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• Write the file name on the space given below "Data file < .Rec> :"
• Write the numbers 1 or 2 or 3 (depending on the type of tasks to be performed) on the 
blank space next to "Choose one: __". 
• If you choose number 2, write the same file name on the blank space under "New 
Questionnaire file <.Qes
>". Finally, press the Enter key while the cursor is blinking 
on "Y".