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DIAdem Data: Loading and Saving Data
The functions of DIAdem
®
DATA available with the DIAdem
®
-SHELL allow you to manage
data: you can open and save data, and import external data. Data is organized in channels, with
each channel representing an independent series of data. The data may originate directly from
measurement by an external device connected to your PC or may be in file format. All the
DIAdem
® devices use the data in the Data area.
DIAdem ® DATA
The DIAdem ® DATA Tool bar
The DIAdem
®
-DATA Tool bar allows you to open and save data files and delete all files in the
Data area.
Access context menus with
the right mouse button
The DIAdem ® -DATA Working area gives you an overview of open data channels. From the
Working area you can cut, copy, paste or delete data channels.
Context menus play an important role in DIAdem ® -DATA. Different functions appear in a
menu depending on whether you click the right mouse button in the data overview or in the
Channel contents.
The Data Area
DIAdem

-DATA
Select DIAdem
®
DATA by clicking on the corresponding button on the Device bar.
An overview in table format appears in the Working area, representing the data channels
currently open in the Data area. This overview includes the name, index number, and other
information such as the length and type (origin) of each data channel. You can make the
columns larger or smaller as you wish to enhance readability. Simply move the column dividers
in the Title bar by holding down the left mouse button.
You can see key information
on your stored data at a glance
in the Channel overview
You can alter the appearance of the data overview by changing the order of the columns.
Select Data overview in the Options menu. The clicked line can be moved with the Up and
Down buttons. Confirm with “OK” and the column order will be altered accordingly.