How to collect points

There are different ways to collect points:

• Take the points from the Clipboard;
• Read the points from text file;
• Digitize from the screen or background picture;
• Automation.

How to take the points from the Clipboard

The Clipboard must contain data in text format. For example, Excel rows were copied on the Clipboard or FindGraphÆs  points were copied. Follow these steps:

1. Put points on the Clipboard. In Excel select some cells and click the button   or select menu item <Edit><Copy>.
2. In FindGraph  click the button   or select menu item <Data><Paste Points...>.
3. The Wizard of Creation starts.
4. Follow 4 steps of 4.
5. It creates new series of points with current color and marker.
6. Series, named 'Data from Clipboard', will appear in list.

How to read the points from text file

1. Click the button   or select menu item <Data><Add from File...>.
2. The dialog "Open file" will appear. Select the file with extension 'TXT'.
3. The Wizard of Creation starts.
4. Follow 4 steps of 4.
5. It creates new series of points with current color and marker.
6. Series, named as file, will appear in list.

Notes:

• The points in file must be delimited with Space, Tab, Comma, ';' or '|'.

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