Chart Menus

InterMapper provides three menus you can use to view and edit charts.

The Charts Menu


The Charts menu

Use the Charts menu to view and hide charts.

To show all charts:

From the Charts submenu of the Windows menu, choose Show Charts. All defined charts for the current map appear.

To hide all charts:

From the Charts submenu of the Windows menu, choose Hide Charts. All defined charts for the current map disappear.

To view an individual chart:

From the Charts submenu of the Windows menu, choose the chart you want to show. When the chart is visible, a checkmark appears in the submenu next to the chart name, as shown at the right.

Note: From the Charts list window, select one or more charts, then right/Ctrl-click a selected chart line and choose Show Chart.

The Chart Menu

To view the Chart menu:

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The Chart dropdown menu.

The Chart dropdown menu appears.

Chart Options... - Choose this option to view and edit parameters for the current chart. For more information, see Chart Options.

Delete Chart - Choose this option to delete the current chart and its data.

Log File... - Choose this option to create a log file to receive the data for the current chart.

Show Legend - Choose an option from the Show Legend submenu to place the chart's legend at the top, bottom, or to hide the legend completely.

Edit Chart - If the map is not in edit mode, this is the only option available. Choose this option to edit the chart and view the Chart dropdown menu.

 

The Time Interval Menu

Use the Time Interval dropdown menu, located next to the Chart dropdown menu icon at the lower left corner of the Chart window to set the time between the tick marks on the chart's horizontal axis.