USB-5100 Series Software Help
Modifying a Plot
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Figure 29. Export Dialog Box
3.
To change the export settings, click the Preferences button
. Make any changes to the settings and then
click
OK
in the
Preferences
dialog box to return to the
Export
dialog box.
Note
Changes to the
Use export ordering rules
preference are not automatically displayed in the
Export
dialog box;
they does take effect the next time you open the
Export
dialog box.
4.
Select the series you wish to include in the exported file. Use the All and None buttons or the checkboxes
in the Select column to make your changes.
Note
Only the series that are listed in the points table in a plotted data file are available to export from this dialog
box. To make additional series appear in this dialog box, click
Cancel
and go back to step 1.
5.
The data is exported in the order displayed in the
Export
dialog box. To change this sort order, click a
column header in the Export dialog box. You can sort the
Measurement
,
Units
,
S/N
, and
Label
columns in
both ascending and descending order. Or, click a row to drag that series to a different position in the list.
To return to the original sort order, click the Restore Order button
. Note that if you have the export
preferences set to
Use export ordering rules,
then the series is listed in the order defined in that preference
when you click the Restore Order button. If the data file contains series with measurement types that are
not defined in the export ordering rules preference, then those series are listed after the defined series.
6.
Click
Export
and then select where you want to save the file.
7.
Click
Save
. You can now open the exported file in Excel or another software application.
Exporting Details
You can export the information in the Details pane to a text file, which can be opened in any text editor or
imported into numerous applications, such as Microsoft Word or Excel.
To export details, complete the following steps:
1.
Make sure the Details pane includes the series you want to export. This might include series pasted from
other data files or series derived through filters
2.
Select
File»Export Details
.
3.
Accept the default file name, or type a new name.
4.
Click
Save
.