Chapter 2 Working with DaqLab
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7. Format the Graph
You can change the data line’s color, style and width. You can also add markers that represent the data
points on the graph and format their style and color.
The color of the Y-axis matches the corresponding plot’s color and will automatically change with any
change made to the color of the corresponding plot.
a. Click
Graph properties
on the graph toolbar to open the
Graph properties
dialog box.
b. Select
the
Lines
tab, and then select the plot or axis you want to format in the
Select plot drop-down menu.
c. From here you can format the line’s color, style and width, as well as the markers’
color and style. To remove the line or the marker, uncheck the corresponding
Visible check box.
d. Click
OK
.
e. To restore the default formatting, click
Restore default
.
8. Change the Graph’s Units and its Number Format
a. Click
Graph properties
on the graph toolbar to open the
Graph properties
dialog box.
b. Select
the
Units
tab, and then select the plot or axis you want to format in the
Select plot drop-down menu.
c. Choose the prefix option.
d. Select the desired number of decimal places.
e. To display numbers in scientific format, check the
Scientific
check box.
f. Click
OK
.
9. Add a Graph to the Project
DaqLab displays new data in the graph window every time you start a new recording. You can always
display previous data using the
Edit graph
dialog or by double-clicking on the data
’
s icon in the
Data
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