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- . GRAFTOOL, Version 3.3 .
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- . November 19, 1990 .
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- . This "README" file provides additional information .
- . to supplement the manual for GRAFTOOL. .
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- ENHANCED GRAPHICAL INTERFACE FOR COLOR EGA AND VGA MONITORS
-
- On the main screen, Graftool 3.3 has six new mode buttons, each
- identified with a graphical icon:
-
- Mode Icon
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- Add Graph........Column Chart
- Zoom.............Magnifying Glass
- Data Cursor......X,Y,Z Graph
- Data Process.....Line & Dots
- Formula Solver...E=mc2
- Print Screen.....Printer
-
- These icon buttons give you simple, one-touch access to frequently used
- features. Just click or enter on a button to activate the feature. The
- succeeding paragraphs discuss each of these buttons.
-
- ADD GRAPH BUTTON
-
- The Add Graph button will give you a selection of the 13 fundamental graph
- types that Graftool supports. After selecting the button, select one of
- the graph types displayed in the menu sidebar. For more information on
- creating a graph, refer to Chapter 3, "Creating a Graph", in the User's
- Guide.
-
- ZOOM
-
- Graftool allows you to zoom up to 300 orders of magnification. By clicking
- on "Zoom" with the mouse, you will then be prompted to select the upper
- left corner of the area you want to zoom in on. Once that location is
- selected, you will then be asked to select the lower right corner of the
- rectangular area to be zoomed in on. For more information on zooming,
- refer to page 191 in the Graftool User's Guide.
-
- DATA CURSOR
-
- The Intelligent Data Cursor is a set of crosshairs which travels along a
- curve or surface, displaying the value of the data points as it moves. The
- values are displayed in a readout at the bottom of the graph area. For
- more information on the data cursor and how to use it, refer to Section
- 4.3, page 195 in the User's Guide.
-
- DATA PROCESS
-
- Graftool supports several data-processing functions which can be performed
- on-screen once a data set has been plotted. By selecting this button with
- the mouse, you will be given a selection of several types of processing
- functions. Refer to Chapter 4, "Analyzing and Processing Data" for more
- information on the various analyzing and processing functions available.
-
- FORMULA SOLVER
-
- By selecting Graftool's built-in Formula Solver, you are provided a quick
- and efficient way of evaluating a function or system of functions which
- define a given curve or surface. Once defined, the equations and the
- resulting data are stored in an ASCII file, available for graphing. For
- more information on the Formula Solver, refer to section 4.13, page 247
- in the Graftool User's Guide.
-
- PRINT PRINT
-
- By selecting the button with the printer diagram, a single printout of
- your present screen display will be immediately sent to the printer you
- have previously selected. For more information on printing and specifying
- various options for printing and exporting, refer to page 337 in the
- User's Guide.
-
- LOTUS 1-2-3 AND SYMPHONY SUPPORT
-
- Graftool now supports direct access of Lotus 1-2-3 and Symphony
- files. Both WKS and WK1 files created by 1-2-3 Versions 1, 1A,
- and 2 and Symphony Versions 1.0 and 1.1 are supported.
-
- Before graphing the data from a Lotus spreadsheet, import the WKS
- or WK1 file using Graftool's spreadsheet FILE IMPORT command and
- save the file as an ASCII data file (.DAT). Then graph the newly-
- created data file.
-
- To export an ASCII data file back to a Lotus spreadsheet, use
- Graftool's spreadsheet FILE EXPORT command.
-
- PIC GRAPHICS FILE SUPPORT
-
- Graftool now supports the creation of .PIC files for export to
- other word processors and presentation graphics programs. Since
- the PIC file format does not allow complex polygon fills, the
- Times and Modern fonts will be outlined only. For best results,
- use the Simplex font.
-
- To export a graph created with Graftool, use the PRINT EXPORT command
- from the main menu and specify the output format as PIC.