Configure the Custom Design window

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This application introduces the Custom Design window. It displays previously saved data three different ways in a single, easy-to-view window.

For information on configuring the options dialog for the different display types, – the Graph, Table, Bar displays or others – see the relevant application chapters of the manual.

  1. Select File|New. Minimize the Configuration window.
  2. Select Window|Open Data File and select DATA0108.BIN. Minimize the Data File window.
  3. Select Window|New Custom Design.
  4. Select Custom Design Options|Add Graph.
  5. Click the Config button and select Connect To|Data File: DATA0108.BIN.
  6. Select Custom Design Options|Add Table.
  7. Click the Config button and select Connect To|Data File: DATA0108.BIN.
  8. Select Custom Design Options|Add Bar.
  9. Click the Config button and select Connect To|Data File: DATA0108.BIN.
  10. To configure the Bar display to select different channels, click the Config button and select Channels....
  11. Click on the first two channels to deselect them. Then click on the Carnation, Lily, and Petunia channels to select them. Click OK.
  12. To adjust the Bar display, double-click on the Bar display to open the Bar Options dialog. Or click on the Config button and select Display....
  13. Select the Bar tab and click the Use Channel Colors button. Click OK.
  14. Click the 3D button to turn the feature on for the Bar display.
  15. Click on the Display0 name to bring the Graph display to the front.
  16. Click the < arrow button to align the Graph display to the left.
  17. Click Display1 to bring the Table display to the front.
  18. Click the C client button to align the Table display to the right of the Graph.
  19. Click Display2 to bring the Bar display to the front.
  20. Click the B button to align the Bar display to the bottom of the window.
  21. Resize the displays to the preferred balance. By putting the mouse pointer at the line between two displays, an up/down or left/right icon should appear.
  22. Click the mouse button and then roll the mouse to make one display larger and the others smaller.

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