The Axes Options tab allows you to select which columns are plotted and how they are scaled.

• You can also bring up the options by clicking on the graph's axis:

Y-Axis:	X-Axis Pulldown Menu:
The columns with checked boxes will be plotted.	Select which column is to be plotted on the X-axis.

Scaling

The scaling options control how the limits of the graph are set. There are three scaling options available:

Autoscale: The software will choose an appropriate range for the axes, based on the data being plotted.

From 0: Similar to Autoscale except that one of the endpoints of the axes will be at zero and the other will be set based on the data range.

Manual: In this mode, you can choose both endpoints of the axis. Enter the minimum and maximum values to plot in the text boxes under this option.

	Top/Right: Manually enter the maximum value you wish to show on your graph (disabled if autoscaling is chosen).
	Bottom/Left: Manually enter the minimum value you wish to show on your graph (disabled if autoscaling is chosen).

To quickly change the axis range, click on an end point value of the axis in the graph window. A box will appear allowing you to enter a new value.

Note: You can reverse the direction of the y axis so that more negative numbers are higher on the y-axis. If you type in a number as the axis maximum which is less than the axis minimum, the graph will draw correctly. If you set a reversed axis range as mentioned above and the axis scale is set to manual, it will stay that way. Zooming and unzooming preserve the data direction. If you set a reversed axis range as mentioned above and autoscale, the reversal is not preserved. Autoscale always uses the standard direction of data (min is min and max is max). If a column's data is all negative, and autoscale-from-zero is set for the axis, the axis maximum will be set to zero.

Label:

With this dialog box, you can change the name of the y-axis label.

Click OK to make your selections take effect.
 

See also:

Graph Options Tab