Click to see subtopics:Plot components include locks, a legend, and context menus. For information on toolbars, see plot toolbars.
Locks
Each axis has a lock at both ends to control resizing and movement. Locks are represented by two different icons, depending on their state:
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Icon |
Status |
Description |
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Unlocked | This end of the axis is free to move or change in scale. |
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Locked | This end of the axis is locked down (that is, immobile). |
Locks can be toggled independently by clicking them. The state of these locks affects the behavior of the axis when you click-and-drag. The possible lock states and their effects on the axis are described below:
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Lock States |
Effect on Axis |
|---|---|
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Both ends are free to move; dragging the axis pans / slides without changing in scale. |
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Neither side of the axis can move; dragging the axis zooms in. |
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The end that is unlocked stretches or shrinks, rescaling the axis. |
Legend
The legend displays the relevant datasets on the plot. To show or hide a legend on any plot: right-click the plot and select Show Legend or Hide Legend.
- Single-well plot legends display the available datasets for the selected well.
- Multi-well plot legends display the individual wells as differently colored lines.
Plot context menus
Plots have two sets of context menus.
Axis options
Right-clicking an axis lists these options:
- Autoscale Axis — scales the axis to fit the data.
- Change Axis Units — select your units from the submenu.
- Sync - Snap - Square — links up major axis lines between multiple axis scales.
- Customize Axis — select your axis preferences (labels, font settings, and so on) in the Axis dialog box.
- Move Axis to Right / Left Side — moves the axis to the other side of the plot.
- Link / Unlink Axes — connects axes of different datasets to share a common scale (must be the same units), or disconnects them.
- Major Grid Lines — shows / hides major grid lines.
- Minor Grid Lines — shows / hides minor grid lines.
- Snap Scale — snaps the axis to the closest major grid line division / whole number.
- Sync all log axes to use 1 log cycles — synchronizes log axes to 1-log cycles.
- Show / Hide Toolbar — shows / hides the tab's toolbar.
Plot options
Right-clicking a plot lists these options:
- Send Dataset to Comparison Plot — opens a snapshot of your dataset in a new or existing comparison plot. (You must right-click a specific dataset.)
- Copy / Paste Dataset — copy and paste your dataset content. For example, you can copy your dataset to the comparison plot as an independent dataset, which retains the customizations you set up (name, line / symbol properties, axis titles, and so on). (You must right-click a specific dataset.)
- Customize Datasets — change the display order, and / or customize the display for specific datasets.
- Customize Plot — select your plot preferences in the Plot dialog box.
- Customize Axis — select your axis preferences in the Axis dialog box.
- Customize Main Title — type or select attributes for your title and subtitle in the Titles dialog box.
- Customize Left Header — type or select attributes for your left-header information in the Left Header dialog box.
- Customize Right Header — type or select attributes for your right-header information in the Right Header dialog box.
- Show / Hide Legend — shows / hides the legend.
- Customize Legend — select your legend preferences in the Legend dialog box.
- Copy / Paste Plot — copy and paste your plot content. For example, you can copy your plot to the comparison plot.
- Send Plot to Comparison Plot — opens a snapshot of your plot in a new or existing comparison plot.
- Show / Hide Toolbar — shows / hides the tab's toolbar.