X-Axis Options

The Axis Options dialog allows you to select which column is plotted and how it is scaled.

X-Axis Column

Choose which column is plotted on the x-axis.

Scaling

The scaling options control how the limits of the graph are set. The following scaling options are available:

Autoscale Larger (Default): Similar to Autoscale except the graph limits will never be made smaller.

Autoscale: The software will choose an appropriate range for the axes, based on the data being plotted.

Autoscale From 0: Similar to Autoscale except that one of the endpoints of the axes will be at zero and the other will be set based on the data range.

Manual: In this mode, you can choose both endpoints of the axis. Enter the minimum and maximum values to plot in the text boxes under this option.

Right: Manually enter the maximum value you wish to show on your graph (disabled if autoscaling is chosen).

Left: Manually enter the minimum value you wish to show on your graph (disabled if autoscaling is chosen).

Strip Chart: Each new data point gets added on the rightmost edge of the chart during data collection, and older points scroll off the left edge. This mode mimics a paper strip chart recorder.

Rotate Tick Labels

You can Rotate the X-Axis tick labels for easier viewing. This is useful when the labels are long and require extra space. The default tick labels along the X-Axis are horizontal (zero degrees).

Log Axis

Check Log Axis to plot the Log of the values of the column it traces. Each major tick of the y-axis axis is a power of 10.

Make All Values Major Ticks

When you check Make All Values Major Ticks, a vertical line and x-axis label will be assigned to each data point on the graph. This makes it easy to identify the x-coordinates of all your data.

Left and Right

Set the Left and Right bounds of the x-axis.

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