Measurement Computing USB-5100 Series - Manual (Page 47)

USB-5100 Series Software Help Modifying a Plot
After the plot is displayed, you can apply minimum, maximum, and average filters to the scaled series as you
would for any sensor data series.
Exporting Data
While USB-5100 Series offers many tools for analyzing data, there may be instances where you need to export
data for use in other software. Refer to the following for exporting data and other related topics:
 Exporting Table Data
 Exporting Details
 Copying Points Data into Another Application
 Formatting the Date/Time Column in Excel
Exporting Table Data
You can export the data shown in the points table to a Microsoft Excel file or to a text file (. csv or .txt ) for
importing into other applications.
To export data, complete the following steps:
1. From USB-5100 Series files: Open a data or project file. Make sure the points table includes the series you
want to export. This might include series pasted from other data files or series derived through filters .
Make any changes as necessary.
2. Select File»Export Table Data or click the Export icon on the toolbar.
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.
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