Refer to the Handheld Software Tools
HELP
function for more information on the steps
necessary to perform a trace overlay.
Saving Traces
Once the plots are captured to the PC they can be saved as individual files or as a block of
files to a database.
Saving a Plot as a Windows Metafile or to a Spreadsheet
Plots can be saved as a Windows metafile (.wmf), a Handheld Software Tools .dat file, a
text file (.txt) or an .mdb database. The metafile may be imported into graphic programs
and the text file can be imported into a spreadsheet. The .dat and .mdb files are used exclu-
sively by Handheld Software Tools.
To save a plot as a Windows metafile, click on the
File
menu and select
Export to
Metafile
from the pull down menu. Once the trace is saved as a metafile, it can be copied
and transferred into other applications as a picture or graphic file.
To copy a metafile:
Step1.
Select the trace to be copied with the mouse cursor.
Step2.
Select
Edit
and then
Copy
. The file will copied to the clipboard, or select
File
and then
Export
to a Windows metafile.
Step3.
Open the target application (Microsoft Word, etc.).
Step4.
Select
Edit
and then
Paste
. The file will be inserted as a graphic file or a
bitmap.
Saving a Plot to a Spreadsheet
Plots can be saved as a text file (.txt) which can then be imported into a spreadsheet pro-
gram.
To save a plot as a text file:
Step1.
Select the trace to be copied with the mouse cursor.
Step2.
Click on the
File
menu and select
Export to Text File for a Spreadsheet
from the pull down menu.
Step3.
Save the file to a local directory.
Step4.
Exit the Handheld Software Tools program and open the spreadsheet applica-
tion.
Step5.
Import the .txt file into the spreadsheet program.
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