Main Menu and Toolbar

Main Menu and Toolbar

The Data Analysis main menu and its associated Main Toolbar are shown in Figure 1.

Data Edit Show Actions Annotation Configurations

Figure 1: The Data Analysis main menu and Main Toolbar.

Table 1 gives descriptions for each command found on the Data Analysis Main Menus. Commands with icons are also buttons on the Main Toolbar.

"Data" Menu
Open	Opens a data file if none are already opened.
Close	Closes all currently opened data files.
Save	Saves formatting and screen configuration information as well as all data to a data file in Matlab File format (*.mat). This will not overwrite the existing data file unless a Matlab file was already opened.
Save As	Same as the Save command, but allows you to select a new file name before saving.

Add a File to Current Plot	Opens dialog to select and add a data file to the existing plot. This command has the same effect as selecting multiple files in the data file list.
Remove Active File from Plot	Removes the active file from the plot. The active file is selected by clicking on its numbered tab in the channel list area. This command will not remove the first file opened in a series.
Save Data to a Subset File	Opens dialog to save portions of a large data file to a different data file or to save a data file in a different format.

Print	Opens dialog to print the current plot. Can select printer, print range, and number of copies to print.
Print Preview	Uses the plotter area to show a print preview of the current plot.
Print Setup	Opens dialog to select network, printer, paper size, and paper orientation.

Previously opened data files	Convenient quick pick list to open previously opened data files.

"Edit" Menu
Copy	Copies current plot to the clipboard so that it can be pasted into other programs.

Find in Files	TBD

"Show" Menu
Enable/Disable Checkboxes	Toggles the display on/off for many areas in Data Analysis.
Output Bar	Toggles the Output Bar on/off.

Zoom In	TBD
Undo Zoom	TBD

Refresh Screen	TBD
View Cursor Position Values	Toggles the mouse cursor position values on/off in the plotter area.
View Time Cursors	Toggles both vertical line cursors on/off in the plotter area.
View Data Points	Toggles plotter highlighting of the individual data points for all plotted channels.

Next Bookmark	Jumps plotter x-axis to the next bookmark.
Prev Bookmark	Jumps plotter x-axis back to the previous bookmark.
Set Bookmark	Sets a bookmark at the current plotter starting point (same as the "S"tart value on the X-Axis Input Dialog). The bookmark is added to the list on the blue flag tab in the Tool Dialog area. Click on a bookmark in the list to quickly shift the left edge of the plotter to that value on the x-axis.
Delete Bookmark	Deletes bookmark selected on the blue flag tab in the Tool Dialog area.

"Actions" Menu
Change X-Axis Limits	Opens a window for the X-Axis Input Dialog.
Remove selected channels from plot	Does exactly what it says. :)

"Annotation" Menu
Add Data Relative Text	Adds text label on the plot that is positioned relative to a data channel.* Text will move with the channel that it is linked to.
Add Data Relative Arrow	Adds arrow on the plot that is positioned relative to a data channel.* Arrow will move with the channel that it is linked to.

Add Screen Relative Text	Adds text label on the plot that is positioned relative to the screen.* Text will stay in place even if channel plots are shifted around.
Add Screen Relative Arrow	Adds arrow on the plot that is positioned relative to the screen.* Arrow will stay in place even if channel plots are shifted around.
	*To EDIT all forms of text labels and arrows: Click on text/arrow to select it. Mouse cursor will change to relocation mode. Click & drag text/arrow to new location or tap keyboard Delete to remove it. Double click on text/arrow to edit its properties.

"Configurations" Menu
Start new configuration	Resets configuration to default values to start a new configuration.
Save current configuration	Save the current configuration to a *.cfg file.
Load configuration	Load a previously saved configuration *.cfg file.

Options	Opens the Plotter Options dialog.

Table 1: Data Analysis Main Menu and Toolbar Buttons

Last Update: Thursday, November 6, 2008