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3.3.7.
Create a New Project
There are three ways to create a new project:
1. Open the MultiLab program, which will open a new file each time
2. When working in Single Measurement mode, a new project is
opened every time you click on the
Run
button to start a new
recording
3. Any time you click
New
button
on the toolbar
3.3.8. Import
data
Any file that is in comma separated values text format (CSV) can be imported into
MultiLab
To import a CSV file:
1. Click
File
on the menu bar, then click
Import CSV file
2. In the dialog that opens, next to
Look in
, navigate to the drive and
folder that contains the CSV file
3. Select the file
4. Click
Open
Tips
:
To create a text file in a spreadsheet:
1. Open a new spreadsheet
2. Enter your data according to the following rules:
a)
The first row should contain headers. Each header includes
the name of the data set and units in brackets, e.g.
Distance (m)
b)
The first column should be the time. The time interval
between successive rows must match the time intervals
accepted by MultiLab. You can export MultiLab files to
Excel to learn about these time formats
See for example the table below:
3. On the
File
menu, click
Save As
4. In the
File name
box, type a name for the workbook