Measurement Computing USB-5100 Series - Manual (Page 34)

USB-5100 Series Software Help Reading Out, Plotting, and Analyzing Data
Copying the Plot
To copy the plot as a bitmap for pasting into other programs and documents, complete the following steps:
1. Select Edit»Copy Graph to Clipboard .
2. Go to the other application and paste the plot.
Closing a Plot
To close a single plot, click the on the tab or toolbar, or select File»Close .
On Macintosh, click the red button in the upper-left corner of the internal frame containing the plot when in
Tabbed View. To close all open plots, select
File»Close All .
Important
Any changes you made to the plot are not saved when you close the data file. You must save the plot as a
project file to preserve the changes. Either select
File»Save Project before closing the plot or close the file and
click Save when prompted. If you only want to save an image of the plot, you can paste a bitmap of the graph
into another program and save it there.
If you do not want USB-5100 Series to prompt you to save the plot as a project file when you close it, complete
the following steps:
1. Select File»Preferences»Warnings»General .
2. Clear the Prompt me if there is any remaining unsaved data when closing plot or application
checkbox.
Printing Plot Elements
Printing a Graph
To set up the page for printing the graph, complete the following steps:
1. Select File»Page Setup .
2. Change the paper type, orientation, and margins as necessary and click OK .
3. Select File»Print Preview .
4. Zoom as necessary.
5. Click the Print icon to print directly from Print Preview , or click Close to exit the preview dialog box
without printing.
To print the graph, complete the following steps:
1. Select File»Print or click the Print icon on the toolbar.
2. Select the appropriate printer and click OK .
Printing Points and Details
You can print all the data in the Points or Details panes. Select File»Print Points (available only with Java 1.5
or higher) or File»Print Details .
If you highlight a selection of points with your mouse before selecting Print Points , you are given the option to
print only the selected points.
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