DAVIS WeatherLink for Windows 4.0 User Manual

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Using the Plot Window

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Choose Left/Right Variable
To choose the information you want displayed on either axis, choose
Choose Variable for the desired axis. A pop-up list appears next to the axis
information button. Select the desired variable from the pop-up list.

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Choose Left/Right Line/Bar
To select either a bar or line graph, choose Choose Line/Bar for the desired
axis. A pop-up list appears next to the Line/Bar button. Choose either Line
or Bar from the list.

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Edit Title
To edit the plot title, choose Edit Title from the Options sub-menu. The
software moves the cursor to the Plot Title text box.

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Edit Left/Right Min/Max
To edit the Min/Max setting for either axis, choose the appropriate com-
mand from the Options sub-menu. The software moves the cursor to the
appropriate Min/Max text box.

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Hide Variable Box
You may hide the Variables Box in order to maximize the size of your plot.
When the Variables Box is hidden, a check mark appears beside the menu
command. To turn this option on or off, choose Hide Variable Box from the
Options sub-menu.

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Clear Plot
To clear all variables from the plot (giving you a blank plot to work with),
choose Clear Plot from the Options sub-menu.

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Add/Remove Sub-Menu
To add a variable to the plot, choose the variable you want to add from the
Add/Remove sub-menu. To remove a variable from the plot, choose the vari-
able you want to remove from the Add menu.

Note:

Variables which are plotted have check marks next to their name.

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Overlay
To plot more than one date on the same plot, choose Overlay. (See “Plotting
Data From More than One Date (Overlay)” on page 71 for details.)

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Last Year
To quickly compare plotted data to data for the same period from the previous
year, choose Last Year. (See “Plotting Data from the Previous Year (Last Year)”
on page 72 for details.)

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Zoom In/Zoom Out
To “zoom in” one plot span (for example, to go from a plot span of a Week to a
plot span of 3 Days) choose Zoom In from the Plot menu or press F3. To
“zoom out” one plot span (for example, to go from a plot span of 3 Days to a
plot span of a Week) choose Zoom Out from the Plot menu or press F4.