COLLECTING DATA WITH LOG MANAGER

 

Table 7-6 Chart Manager - Graph Control

 

 

Tab Title

Description

 

 

Overlay

Draw an overlay onto the graph by selecting the axis on which to draw the overlay. Selecting

 

‘Shared Axis’ means that the values in the ‘Overlay Data’ table will be plotted according to the

 

values on the left vertical axis (y-axis). If the ‘Second Axis’ is used then the overlay will be plotted

 

along a right vertical axis ranging in value from the lowest to the highest value in the ‘Overlay

 

Data’ table. To enter values into the ‘Overlay Data’ table click the ‘Data Values’ button. The

 

values entered in the table determine how the overlay is graphed. There is a column in the table

 

for each bar in the graph. Each value entered in a column represents the y-axis value for the

 

overlay point on that bar.

 

Draw any combination of statistical lines by selecting the adjacent check-box in the ‘Statistical

 

Lines’ group.

 

Select the style, color and symbols used to plot the line by selecting an options from the

 

drop-down menu in the style group. The pattern and line thickness can also be set from the

 

drop-down menus.

 

Symbols, connected lines and or sticks can be used to plot the overlay by clicking the respective

 

check-boxes. ‘Symbols’ appear at each point of the overlay. ‘Lines’ join each point in the overlay

 

and ‘Sticks’ are vertical lines that join the overlay point and the x-axis.

 

 

Error Bar

Add error bars to the graph by selecting the axis and the error source using the radio buttons.

 

Select the ‘User Defined’ radio button and set specific values for the plus data and minus data

 

by clicking the ‘Plus’ and ‘Minus Data’ buttons and enter the values in the table.

 

 

Background

Set the background of the title labels, legend and graph by selecting a style, text color and

 

background color. Click the radio button of the item and click on the style to be applied. Select

 

the background color and text color from the drop-down menus.

 

Select the color for the whole graph window from the ‘Background Color’ drop-down menu in

 

the ‘Graph Window’ group.

 

 

Legend

Click the ‘Text’ button to set the values for the legend. Enter the values for each column into

 

the ‘Legend Text’ table.

 

Use the size change bars to select the size of the legend.

 

Use the ‘Position’ radio buttons to position the legend. Each button represents a position

 

around the graph.

 

 

Labels

Select an axis using the radio buttons. Change the orientation type and format for the selected

 

axis using the ‘Vertical’ check-box and the drop-down menus.

 

Set the intervals along the axis by increasing or decreasing the ‘Every’ value in the text box. Enter

 

values manually or use the up and down buttons.

 

If the selected format is ‘Date and Time’ then set the values for the start dare and the increments

 

for each in the ‘Increment’ text-box below.

 

Data labels can be placed above each column by clicking the ‘On’ check-box. The color for these

 

values can be set to the group color or assigned a uniform color by selecting the appropriate

 

radio button and selecting a color from the ‘Uniform Color’ drop-down menu.

 

 

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