Setting properties for plot elements, Axis, Properties – Measurement Computing USB-5100 Series User Manual

Page 35: Modifying a plot

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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.

Setting Axis Properties

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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