Options Tab (New Manual Column)

You can set or edit the appearance for a defined column using the Options Tab.

Point Protectors: A point protector is a distinctively-shaped marker placed on top of a data point. Point protectors can be used to identify runs or sensors, or simply to make points more visible.

Selecting Auto means that a graphed column of data will have about eight point protectors.


Color:  Assigns a color to the title and data.


Error Bar Calculations: This can also be adjusted from the Column Options Window.  In this style of 2D range plot, the ranges or error bars are defined by the raw values in the selected variables. The midpoints are represented by point markers.


Displayed Precision: Selects the displayed precision of data table entries in terms of significant figures or decimal places.  Select a number from the drop-down menu for either significant figures or decimal places.
 
Selecting Automatic will apply the most recently added number of decimal places to all previous and subsequent cells. For example, if you enter 3.4, 4.5, 6.2, with decimal places on Automatic, the column will display to 1 decimal place. However if you enter a number with more decimal places (4.56), the column will now display two places everywhere. The display thus uses the number of decimal places necessary to show the value entered (so far) with the largest number of decimal places. 

Automatic only applies for events with entry mode and manual columns, and only if the option is set to decimal places.


See Also:

Data Sets

Column Definition