The Plot Toolbar

Table 4-6. Plot toolbar commands

Icon	Command	Key	Description
	Add Error Bars...	Ctrl-B	Adds error bars to a curve on the active plot layer.
	Add/Remove Curves...	Alt-C	Adds curves to, or removes curves from, the active plot window.
	Add Function...	Ctrl-Alt-F	Adds a curve based on a function to the active plot layer.
	New Legend	Ctrl-L	Adds a new legend to the active plot layer.
	Add Color Scale		Adds a new color scale legend to the active plot layer.
	Exchange X-Y Axes		Swaps the X and Y axes of the the active layer.
	Rescale To Show All	Ctrl-Shift-R	Rescales the axes to show all data points.
	Disable tools		Reverts to normal pointer mode. Useful when you have selected another pointer mode on a plot layer, such as the data reader.
	Zoom Commands		Selects the last used zoom tool or selects a new one from a drop down list.
	Select Data Range	Alt-S	Switches the active plot layer into Select Data Range mode.
	Read Data Commands		Selects the last used data reader tool or selects a new one from a drop down list.
	Edit Data Commands		Selects the last used data edit tool or selects a new one from a drop down list.
	Add Text Commands		Selects the last used add text tool or selects a new one from a drop down list.
	Add Line/Arrow Commands		Selects the last used add arrow/line tool or selects a new one from a drop down list.
	Geometric Shape Commands		Selects the last used geometric shape tool or selects a new one from a drop down list.
	Image Commands		Selects the last used image tool or selects a new one from a drop down list.
	Z-order Commands		Selects the last used Z-order tool or selects a new one from a drop down list. These tool buttons are available only when one or more annotation objects are selected in the active plot layer.
	Align Objects Commands		Selects the last used alignment tool or selects a new one from a drop down list. These tool buttons are available only when several annotation objects are selected in the active plot layer.

Table 4-7. Plot Toolbar Zoom Commands

Icon	Command	Key	Description
	Zoom In/Out and Drag Canvas		Switches the active plot layer into dynamic zoom/drag mode.
	Zoom/Drag Canvas Horizontally		Switches the active plot layer into dynamic horizontal zoom/drag mode.
	Zoom/Drag Canvas Vertically		Switches the active plot layer into dynamic vertical zoom/drag mode.
	Zoom in	Ctrl-+	Switches the active plot layer into zoom mode.
	Zoom out	Ctrl--	Zooms the active plot layer out one step in the zoom history.

Table 4-8. Read Data Commands

Icon	Command	Key	Description
	Data Reader	Ctrl-D	Switches the data display into Data Reader mode.
	Annotation		Switches the active plot layer into Annotation mode.
	Screen Reader		Switches the active plot layer into Screen Reader mode.
	Vertical Cursor...	Ctrl-Alt-V	Shows a vertical red cursor and opens the Vertical Cursor dialog which gives quick access to the values of the data points for all curves in a plot layer.

Table 4-9. Edit Data Commands

Icon	Command	Key	Description
	Draw Data Points		Adds new data points on the active plot layer.
	Move Data points	Ctrl-Alt-M	Allows drag-mode moving of data points on the active plot layer.
	Remove Bad Data Points	Alt-B	Allows removal of data points from the active plot layer.
	Remove Bad Data Points		Drags a selected curve around on plot layer.

Table 4-10. Add Text Commands

Icon	Command	Key	Description
	Add Text	Alt-T	Adds a new text element on the active plot layer.
	Add Equation... command	Alt-Q	Adds a new Tex formatted equation on the active plot layer.
	Add Time Stamp	Ctrl-Alt-T	Adds a time/date label on the active plot layer.

Table 4-11. Add Line/Arrow Commands

Icon	Command	Key	Description
	Draw Arrow	Ctrl-Alt-A	Adds a new arrow on the active plot layer.
	Draw Line	Ctrl-Alt-L	Adds a new line on the active plot layer.

Table 4-12. Geometric Shape Commands

Icon	Command	Key	Description
	Add Rectangle	Ctrl-Alt-R	Adds a new rectangle on the active plot layer.
	Add Ellipse	Ctrl-Alt-E	Adds a new ellipse (circle) on the active plot layer.

Table 4-13. Image Commands

Icon	Command	Key	Description
	Add Image	Alt-I	Inserts a new image into the active plot layer.
	View Pixel Line Profile...		Gets the pixel intensity from an image in the active 2D plot layer. The selection of the pixel range from the image is done manually by drawing a line whose end points must be situated inside the image.

Table 4-14. Z-order Commands

Icon	Command	Key	Description
	Move to Top		Moves the selected item to the top of the layer's z-order.
	Move to Bottom		Moves the selected item to the bottom of the layer's z-order.

Table 4-15. Align Objects Commands

Icon	Command	Key	Description
	Align Left		Aligns selected plot objects along the left edge.
	Align Right		Aligns selected plot objects along the right edge.
	Align Top		Aligns selected plot objects along the top edge.
	Align Bottom		Aligns selected plot objects along the bottom edge.