Chapter 2 Working with DaqLab
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To return to the single graph display, click
Split graph
a second time.
2. The Cursor
You can display up to two cursors on the graph simultaneously.
Use the first cursor to display individual data recording values, to select a curve or to reveal the hidden
Y-axis.
Use two cursors to display the difference between two coordinate values, to display the frequency of
periodic data or to select a range of data points.
To display the first cursor:
Double click on an individual data point or click
Cursor
on the graph toolbar. You can drag the
cursor with the mouse onto any other point on the plot, or onto a different plot. For finer cursor
movements use the forward and backward keys on the keyboard.
The coordinate values of the selected point will appear in the information bar at the bottom of the graph
window.
To display the second cursor:
Double click again anywhere on the graph area or click
2
nd
Cursor
.
The information bar will now display the difference between the two coordinate values.
To remove the cursors:
Double click anywhere on the graph area, or click
1
st
Cursor
a second time.
To remove the 2
nd
cursor:
Click
2
nd
Cursor
a second time.
To display the cursors in split graph mode:
To display the cursors on the upper graph, use the same method as for single graph mode.
To display the cursors on the lower graph, you must first remove them from the upper graph and then
double click anywhere on the lower graph to display the first cursor. Double click a second time to
display the second cursor, and double click a third time to remove the cursors.
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