Chapter 1 Data Explorer™ Basics

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When you manually set colors, note:

• Selections set to white (or line widths set to 0) may not

 

print on certain printers.

 

• If you select different trace colors for multiple traces, only

 

the color for the active trace is saved when you close the

 

data file.

 

Automatically using Auto Color

Automatically assigning trace colors is useful when overlaying traces. To automatically assign trace colors:

1.Select Graphic Options from the Display menu.

2.Select Auto Color in the View Setup tab. The software assigns and displays trace colors when the traces are overlaid.

When you use Auto Color:

•The active trace color stays at its original setting.

•Other trace colors are set based on the active trace color. For example, if the active trace is yellow, other traces are assigned the colors pale blue, pale green, and medium gray, which are the colors listed after yellow in the Trace color list, excluding white.

Setting line widths

NOTE: White is not used in Auto Color because white may not print on certain printers.

You can control trace appearance by setting line widths. To set line widths:

1.Select Graphic Options from the Display menu.

2.Set line width in the Plot Setup section of the Graph Setup tab (see Figure 1-4 on page 1-25).

NOTE: Line Widths of 0 or 1 (or lines set to the color white) may not print on certain printers. If traces do not print, change the line width (or color).

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