Chart Options
Use the Chart Options window to view and edit the parameters that define
a chart's appearance and content.
The Chart Options window is available from the
Chart menu. or by right-clicking within the chart window.
Applying Changes In the Chart Options Window
Use the Apply button to apply changes to a chart. Here are some things you should know about using the Apply button:
- Click Apply to apply changes you have made on any of the tabs, without closing the Chart Options window.
- Click Cancel to undo any changes you've made and applied.
- Click OK to apply any changes and close the window.
- Close the window to save any changes you've already applied.
Setting the Chart Title
The chart's title appears in the Charts menu and in the chart's title
bar. Enter a title in the Title box.
Vertical Axis Tab
Vertical Axis Tab parameters
- Label - Enter a label
for the vertical axis of the chart.
- Prefix - Select a prefix for the data displayed in the chart. InterMapper
automatically scales the values to match this prefix, and inserts the prefix
into the vertical axis label. (example: "volts" would become "ยต-volts".
- Upper Bounds, Lower Bounds
- Enter values to control the vertical scale of the chart. The range
of values depends on the variable being monitored.
- Auto-adjust - Select or
clear the Auto-adjust check box to choose whether to allow
InterMapper to adjust the scale of the chart automatically. If the Auto-adjust
check box is checked, the upper and/or lower bounds are adjusted automatically
so that data points are always displayed, no matter how much they increase
or decrease.
- Dividers, Sub-Dividers
- Click the up- and down-arrows or enter a number of dividing lines to set
the number of horizontal dividers and to set the number of sub-dividers
you want to appear between the dividers.
Example: To divide a chart into 10 parts, you'll need eleven dividers.
You can do either of the following:
- Set the number of dividers to 11, with no sub-dividers.
- Set the number of dividers to 3, and the sub-dividers between each divider
to 4.
- Scale - Click to choose Linear or Logarithmic.
scaling of the displayed values. When you choose Logarithmic scaling,
you can set the Y-axis labels to powers of 10 by setting the desired upper
bound and lower bounds, then adjusting the number of dividers to match.
A lower bound of zero is converted to 1.
Example: To create a log scale with labels of 3000, 300, 30, and
3:
- Set the upper bound to 3000
- Set the lower bound to 3
- Set the number of dividers to 4
Time Axis Tab
Time Axis Tab parameters
- Show Date, Show Day
of Week, Show Time, 24 Hour Time - Check or clear these boxes to specify
which labels appear on a chart's horizontal axis by default.
- Sub-Dividers - Click the
up- and down-arrows to specify the number of unlabeled vertical sub-dividers
to draw between data points.
Data Tab
The Data tab shows a lists of datasets used in the current chart. Use
the Data tab of the Chart Options window to export a dataset, to remove
it from the chart, or to edit the appearance of a dataset's legend.
The Data tab of the Chart Options window
To remove a dataset from the chart:
- In the list of datasets, click the dataset you want to
remove from the chart.
- Click Remove. The dataset disappears from
the list.
To export a dataset:
- In the list of datasets, click the dataset you want to
export.
- Click Export. A standard file dialog appears.
- Enter a filename, choose a location, and click Save.
A tab-delimited text file is created, with one data value per line.
To edit the appearance of the legend for a
dataset:
In the list of datasets, double-click the data for the set whose legend
you want to edit. The edit window for the dataset's legend appears:
- Click the Color rectangle and choose a color
for the dataset.
- Choose a line style for the dataset from the Style
drop-down menu.
- Choose a highlight icon for the dataset from the Highlight
drop-down menu.
- Edit the chart's title in the Title text box.
- Click OK to save your changes.
To delete a range of data from a dataset:
- In the list of datasets, click to select the dataset containing the
data you want to delete.
- Click Delete... The Delete Data window for the dataset
appears.

- Set the date and time. Data before this date and time are deleted from
the dataset.
- Click OK. The specified data is deleted from the dataset.
Colors Tab
Use the Colors tab of the Chart Options window to define the colors for various
parts of the chart.
- Exterior - Click to set
the color of the chart's background, outside the data area. Click the check
box to use the color.
- Interior - Click to set
the background color for the data area of the chart.
- Frame - Click to set the
line color for the frame of the data area.
- Text - Click to set the
color for the chart's text.
- Horizontal Dividers -
Click to set the line color for the chart's horizontal dividers. Click the
check box to use the color.
- Vertical Dividers - Click
to set the line color for the chart's vertical dividers. Click the check
box to use the color.
To change a color:
- Click a color box in the window above to set the color. Use the system
color picker to select a new color.