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USB-5100 Series Software Help

Preferences

The Edit Menu

Use the Edit menu to modify the plot, including filtering series, removing series, setting properties, and
converting units.

The Edit menu options are:



Filter Series:

Select this option to create a new series based on statistical analysis of an existing series over

specified periods of time. See

Filtering a Series

for more information.



Copy Series:

Select this option to copy a series and then paste it into another plot. See Copying a Series to

another Plot for more information.



Paste Series:

Select this option to paste a series into another plot. See Copying a Series to another Plot for

more information.



Add Graph Label:

Select this option to open the Graph Label Properties dialog box to add labels to a plot

that identify specific points or call attention to a region of the graph. See Adding Labels to a Graph for
more information.



Remove Series:

Select this option to remove series from a plot after you have selected it in the graph or

the Details pane. If you remove a series, it can only be recovered by reopening the original data file or a
saved project file that contains the series.



Graph Properties:

Select this option to open the Series Properties dialog box. See

Setting Series Properties

for more information.



Convert Units:

Select this option to access the Convert Plot dialog box, which allows you to convert some

or all of the series on the currently focused plot to other units (for example, from degrees Fahrenheit to
degrees Celsius). Note that changing the units does result in the entire plot being redrawn. See Converting
Units for more information.

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Undo Action:

Select this option to undo the last change made to the current plot. The most recent change is

listed after the Undo Action menu choice. See

Undoing and Redoing Plot Changes

for more information.



Redo Action:

Select this option to redo the last change that was previously undone. See

Undoing and

Redoing Plot Changes

for more information.

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Copy Graph to Clipboard:

Select this option to copy the graph to the clipboard to paste it into another

application.