Measurement Computing USB-5100 Series - Manual (Page 35)

Chapter 4
Modifying a Plot
Once data is plotted, you can perform the following operations to further refine the plot:
 Setting Properties for Plot Elements
 Adding a Graph Label
 Moving a Series from Front to Back on a Plot
 Filtering a Series
 Removing a Series from the Plot
 Copying a Series to Another Plot
 Merging Files
 Converting Units
 Undoing or Redoing Plot Changes
 Saving Project Files
Setting Properties for Plot Elements
You can set the properties for all the plot elements, including the axes, series, title, and legend. You can access
the properties dialog box for a plot element by selecting the Arrow tool and then right-clicking that element. Or,
right-click anywhere on the plot and select
Other Graph Items from the context menu and then select a
particular item.
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Setting Axis Properties
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Setting Series Properties
 Setting Legend Properties
 Setting Title Properties
 Setting View Properties
Select File»Preferences»Plotting to modify the following plotting preferences that control the global
properties for all plots:
 Show or hide the Points table by default
 Show or hide the Details pane by default
 Include the sensor label in the Points table and Details pane by default
 Customize series lines for specific measurement types
 Configure default minimum and maximum values for specific series types on the Value Axis
 Enable auto-scrolling to keep marked points in view while zooming
 Automatically select all data series and/or events
 Automatically label the time axis
 Mark all points in a plot by default
 Include the sensor label in the legend
 Control whether horizontal and/or vertical gridlines are displayed automatically
 Select the font style and point size used in plots
 Enable or disable the undo/redo feature
You can also use the Display preferences to set the default unit types and date/time format.
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