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Add layer |
Opens a dialog allowing you to select whether the new layer is to be added to the left-top corner of
the plot window or to a best-guess position (based on a layer positioning algorithm in columns and rows). |
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Arrange/Custom layers |
Opens the Arrange layers dialog,
allowing you to custom the layout of the active 2D plot window. |
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Add curve to graph |
Opens the Add/Remove curve dialog,
allowing to easily add or remove curves from the active plot layer. |
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Add error bars |
Opens the Error Bars dialog. |
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Add function curve |
Opens the Add function curve dialog. |
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Add new legend |
Adds a new legend object to the active plot layer. |
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Best fit |
Rescale the active plot layer to its best view settings for the axes scales. |
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Pointer |
Switches back the active plot layer to its normal operating mode after the use of any special tool
(like zoom, drawing, moving data points, etc.). |
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Zoom |
Switches the active plot layer to the zoom mode.
The mouse cursor shape changes to a magnifying lens only inside the active plot canvas. |
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Show data display |
Shows a red cross cursor and opens the Data Display toolbar giving easy and fast access
to the values of the data points.
You can select data points by moving the cursor with the Left and Right arrow keys or faster by clicking
on them with the mouse. You can navigate through the curves on the plot layer using the Up and Down arrow keys. |
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Select data range |
Shows two rectangular cursors that can be used for selecting the data range when performing analysis operations.
The mouse cursor shape changes to a rectangular target only inside the active plot canvas.
The active cursor is red, the other is black.You can move the active cursor with the arrows keys while keeping the Ctrl key pressed
or faster by clicking on a curve point. You can change the active cursor using the Left and Right arrow keys.
You can navigate through the curves on the plot layer using the Up and Down arrow keys. |
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Show data cursor |
Opens the Data Display toolbar and changes the mouse cursor shape to a small cross target.
By keeping the left button pressed and moving the mouse you can view the coordinates of the cursor
with respect to the axes of the active plot layer. |
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Move data points |
Allows you to modify the position of data points in the active plot layer by simple drag-and-drop.
It opens the Data Display toolbar, for a better visualisation of the new
coordinates. The changes you make automatically modify the data in the corresponding tables and in all the plots
depending on those data sets. |
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Remove data points |
Allows you to remove data points from the active plot layer by double-clicking on them.
The coordinates of the points selected for removal are shown in the
Data Display toolbar.
The changes you make automatically modify the data in the corresponding tables and in all the plots depending
on those data sets. |
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Add text |
Opens a dialog allowing you to select whether the text is to be added to the active plot layer or
on a new layer. The cursor changes to an edit text cursor.
Next, you must click in the plot window to specify the position of the new text box.
A text dialog will pop-up allowing you to type the new text to be displayed and all
its properties (color, font, etc...) |
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Draw line |
Changes the active layer operation mode to the drawing mode. You must click on the layer canvas in order to specify
the starting point for the new arrow, and then click once more to specify its ending point.
You can edit the new arrow using the Arrow dialog. You can swith back to the normal operting
mode by clicking the "Pointer" icon. |
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Add Image |
Opens a file dialog allowing you to select an image to be added to the active plot layer.
Only a link to the image file will be saved into the project file and not the image itself.
The new image is added to the left-top corner of the layer and can be moved by drag-and-drop. |
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Print graph |
Prints the currently active plot window. Opens a print dialog allowing to choose the printer settings. |