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- ** File: TPPlot1.hlp
- ** Index: 31
-
- ** Plot View's File Menu commands
-
-
- █ File menu
-
- The File Menu contains commands
- that let you open and save files, save a
- configuration to disk, print a data file,
- and export data.
-
-
- █ New
-
- The File|New menu item contains two
- menu commands: Data Sheet and Plot.
-
- ■ Data Sheet: This command creates a
- sheet window.
-
- ■ Plot: This command creates a plot
- window.
-
-
- █ Open
-
- The File|Open menu item contains two
- menu commands: Data Sheet and Plot.
-
- ■ Data Sheet: This command loads a
- TechPlot Data file.
-
- ■ Plot: This command loads a TechPlot
- Graph file.
-
-
- █ Save Plot
-
- The File | Save Plot command lets you
- save the graphs on the current Plot View
- window to a disk file.
-
-
- █ Merge Plot
-
- The File | Merge Plot command lets you
- bring graphs from a saved TechPlot file to
- the current page.
-
-
- █ Save Configuration
-
- This command appears on the File menu
- as Save Config. It saves the current
- TechPlot preferences and configurations to
- a disk file. The configuration file
- contains the printer options such as
- printer port, age mode, etc.; numerical
- options such as user-defined function,
- min-max value, number of points, etc.;
- plot setup options such as symbol type,
- color, size, etc.
-
-
- █ Load Configuration
-
- This command loads the configuration
- options from a disk file to the current
- TechPlot preferences and configurations.
-
-
- █ Set Printer
-
- The File | Set Printer command lets
- you select a target printer and set page
- options (if the selected printer is
- different from the currently used
- printer).
-
- The following is a list of all
- printers, plotters, and graphics file
- formats supported by TechPlot:
-
- BMP Format
- Canon LBP-8
- CGM Format
- DeskJet
- DeskJet Color
- Epson 9P
- Epson 24P
- Epson 9P color
- Epson 24P color
- GEM Image
- HP 7090
- HP 7470
- HP 7475
- HP 7550
- HP 7585
- HP 7595
- IBM Quietwriter
- IBM X24
- LaserJet II
- LaserJet III
- OkiData 92
- PaintJet
- PCX Format
- PostScript
- TIFF Format
- Toshiba 24P
- WPG Format
-
-
- █ Set Page
-
- The File | Set Page command lets you set
- the page options for the currently selected
- printer.
-
-
- █ Print
-
- The File | Print command lets you print
- the graphs in the active plot view. Please
- make sure that a printer is properly
- connected to your computer and that is
- turned on before you choose this command.
-
- If you have set the printer port to
- FILE, the Save File As dialog box will be
- displayed to let you enter a proper disk
- file name.
-
-
- █ Batch Print
-
- The File | Batch Print command lets you
- print the multiple TechPlot graphics files
- to printer. It displays the Batch Print
- dialog box. You can select the TechPlot
- graphics files (with "*.PSG" extension) to
- print.
-
-
- █ DOS Shell
-
- The File|DOS Shell command allows you
- temporarily exit TechPlot to the DOS
- command line. To return to TechPlot, type
- EXIT and press <Enter>.
-
-
- █ Exit
-
- The File|Exit command exits TechPlot,
- removes it from memory, and returns you
- to the DOS command line.
-