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Visible:
This field allows you to determine which traces will appear on the selected
graph. Click in this column to place a tick next to the trace you want to appear on the
graph. Click again to remove the tick next to the trace.
If you are in single graph view, all selected traces will appear on the one graph. If you
are in Multi Graph view, the traces will appear on the graph that is currently selected.
Color:
This shows the color in which the trace will be displayed in the graph box. The
red trace in any graph box is the one on which all information appears and the one used
for the cursor tracking. It is called the focused trace and it is always red.
Clicking on a trace in the Color column will cause that trace to become the focused trace
in the selected graph box. You can also change the color of any trace (when it is not the
focused trace), from the Trace Preferences menu.
When you change the trace line width in the Graph Preference dialog box, it also
will change the width of the color trace line in this window.
Name of Trace:
This field contains a description of the traces currently available for
display in the selected graph box. If a trace is not already ticked as visible, you can click
to activate this property. Right-clicking in this column displays the
Trace Preferences
menu
. This menu allows you to change some of the properties of the traces, as well as
hiding, displaying or deleting certain traces.
You can resize the “Name of Trace” and “File” name fields by selecting and dragging
the splitter bar between the fields.
File Name:
This field displays the file name and path of the trace. If the name is too long
to appear in the field, you can use the arrow keys to scroll to the end of the file name or
you can maximize the Trace Preferences window. If the file path for a trace shows 'not
saved', the trace is unsaved data and is only stored in memory.
Trace Audit Log:
This field displays information about the trace that is highlighted. It
includes instrument parameters and data form information relating to the trace that
has been selected. When more than one trace is highlighted, this displays information
on the trace that was last selected.
Select Traces:
The drop-down arrow reveals any columns you have created in the
User
Data Form
. You can select traces based on any of the columns you have created.
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Graph Preferences
This dialog box allows you to change the appearance of your graph. Graph Preferences
is accessible from the Graph menu, by right-clicking on a trace or by clicking
Graph
preferences
icon on the toolbar. All graphs will appear labeled with the X axis label
being horizontal and the Y axis vertical. You cannot change the orientation of these
labels. However, you can alter the font and size of the axes and their labels. Any changes
you make to the appearance of the graph will apply to all graphs until the settings are
changed again.
Standard Tab:
This tab allows you alter the way your graph appears on screen. You can
view the changes you make before accepting them in the Preview box.
