View Chart Panel - Histogram

View selected data as either a Scatterplot or Histogram or open a previously saved chart. New charts can be saved or exported.

 

To display this panel, do one of the following:

  • in the Project Table panel, choose Data → View Chart
  • click the Tasks button and browse to Project Table and Project Operations → View Chart
  • Features
  • Additional Resources

View Chart Panel Features

Show chart option menu

View selected data as a New Scatterplot (default) or as a New Histogram. Previously saved charts will be shown in the list or can be accessed in the Manage Charts Panel.

  • New Scatterplot—View selected data as a scatterplot.

  • New Histogram—View selected data as a histogram.

  • List of previously saved charts—Open a previously saved chart to view or edit.

  • Manage Charts Panel—Open the Manage Charts Panel to view multiple charts simultaneously.

 

Entry Actions option menu

Choose an action to perform on the entries that were used to create the chart:

  • Select in Project Table—select the charted entries in the Project Table/Entry List, and deselect all others. This item is unavailable if the selection is the same as the entries in the chart.

  • Include in Workspace—replace the contents of the Workspace with the charted entries. This item is unavailable if the entries in the Workspace are the same as the entries in the chart.

  • Auto-Load from Project Table—load and chart the data for the selected entries whenever the selection changes in the Project Table. A checkmark is displayed next to the name of this feature when it is enabled, and removed when you select it again to disable it.

  • Reload Chart from Table—redo the chart with the entries that are selected in the Project Table. This allows you to change the entries whose data are plotted. This item is unavailable if the selected entries are the same as included in the chart.

  • Revert to Stored Entries--revert the chart to use the entries that were saved with the chart.

 

Data section

Specify the data and other items to view in the chart. This section has multiple tabs, one for each dataset plotted. You can add or remove sets. See Scatterplot features or Histogram features for details on data options for each type of chart.

Multiple entry sets checkbox

Select Multiple entry sets to add other entries to the chart. Datasets with valid data property will show a "Reload" button beside the entry set name. Datasets with invalid data property will show a "Load" button beside the entry set name. Load new entries by clicking the Load/Reload button for different datasets.

+ Dataset link

Add a dataset tab, to specify a new dataset to be plotted. You can also add a dataset with the +Dataset button on the left.

Collapse icon

Collapse the data editing tools, so that the chart occupies the entire horizontal space. When in collapsed view, choose Show Editor >> to view editing tools.

Sync data icon and options

When active (blue) (default), data will automatically sync from the Workspace into the chart.

  • Click on the icon and select Sync Data Selection (checked) to stop automatic syncing (Sync Data Selection will now not show checkmark).

  • Actions for Syncing option menu

    • Select Data in Other Charts or

    • Filter Other Charts

  • Select Entries in Project Table option

  • Include Entries in Workspace option

Reset view icon

Reset view to last saved chart entry.

Maximize chart icon

Upon hover, the icon will change to blue. When clicked, the chart will occupy the entire panel, hiding other controls. Click the icon again to restore the default display area and show the controls.

 

Histogram Features

  • Data section
  • Lines tools
  • Plot / Histogram tools
  • Chart area
  • Export button menu
  • Save as New button
  • Save button
  • Cancelbutton
    • Data type option (Numeric is the default)

    Numeric, Boolean, or String. More information coming soon.

     

    Properties tools

    Specify the properties to be included in the chart.

    Specify the properties to be included in the chart. You can specify multiple properties. Click the paintbrush to choose the color for the data.

     

    Dataset table

       

    Bin Settings link

    Choose a method for defining the data bins. Opens the Numeric Bin Settings Dialog Box.

    Tooltips link

    Choose information to be included in the tooltip that is shown when the pointer is over a plot point. Opens the Configure Data Tooltips dialog box, where you can choose to show the entry title, the 2d structure, the property values for x, y, color, and size, and choose another property to display its value.

    Legend option and menus

    Select this option to display a legend for the data sets in the chart, and choose the layout and location for the legend.

    Title option and text box

    Selct this option to add a title at the top of the chart, and enter the title text in the text box.

     

    Chart area

    This area displays the chart. The button to the top right expands the chart area to the full size of the panel and hides the rest of the controls, or collapses it again to display the controls.

    Hovering on a point displays a popup with the entry title, the 2d structure for the entry, and the x and y properties and values for the point.

    Right-clicking on a point selects it if it is not selected, and displays a menu with actions that can be performed on the point. If it is one of multiple selected points, the menu items apply to the selected points.

    Export button menu

    Export the chart as an image (PNG or TIFF) or save the chart data to a CSV file. Opens a file selector so you can browse to a location and name the file.

    Save as New button

    Save the chart as a new chart to the project. Opens a dialog box in which you can name the new chart.

    Save button

    Save the changes made in the current chart to the project.

    Cancel button

    Cancel the changes made to the chart. The Close button changes to Cancel when you make changes to the chart.

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