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- Welcome to Plot!
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-
- Plot is a flexible data manipulation and presentation package, combining the
- features and ease of use of a simple-to-use graph plotter with the power of
- a professional manipulation and plotting tool. Whether you want a simple pie
- chart or bar graph, or a properly illuminated surface plot, Plot is the tool
- to use. With a range of coordinate systems from the normal two dimensional
- Cartesian, Parametric and Polar systems, to fully three dimensional
- Cartesian, Cylindrical and Spherical coordinates, Plot is suitable for
- school, college and university at all levels (from before GCSE through to
- research), or for data presentation in the business or scientific fields.
-
- Plot takes data from a spreadsheet, from a formula or from the keyboard, and
- produces charts in seconds. With the most flexible format setting
- capabilities of any Archimedes graph plotter to date, you don’t need to
- tweak the graph with Draw, even if you want to move parts around. Then you
- can save your graph as a Draw file, for use in a desktop publisher or
- multi-media package.
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- For the more advanced user, Plot can perform linear regression, least
- squares analysis and curve fitting on the data. Calculus operations can be
- carried out at the click of a mouse, and any transformation can be applied.
-
- But don’t let all of these features bewilder you—you are in control at all
- times, and Plot remains simple and easy to use. For the beginner it even
- provides interactive, on-line help. Just load the RISC OS !Help application,
- and whenever the mouse pointer enters a Plot window, it will provide helpful
- messages.
-
- So, with Plot, anyone can produce stunning graphs and charts in next to no
- time at all. Welcome to the world of Plot.
-
- Some Hints for Using Plot
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-
- Plot has many features which cannot be covered in this short file. The
- manual has 160 pages and covers all aspects in great detail.
-
- You should load the !Help application supplied with your computer. RISC OS 3
- has this in the Apps directory that sits on the icon bar. This provides
- extensive help about the features of Plot.
-
- Formual Plot
- ============
-
- This menu is found on the Icon bar menu. From here you can choose to plot
- one of eight different formulae. They all have sensible defaults in them but
- you can change the formulae and other aspects.
-
- Once you have plotted a formula bring up the menu by pressing Menu over the
- graph and then move on to the Re-Plot sub menu. Here you can plot the same
- data in different graph types. Only those where the data makes sense can be
- chosen.
-
- The most important menu item in the Re-Plot sub menu is Options. Click on
- this to bring up a window with many options to control the presentation of
- your graph. It is here that you can change colours and fonts, add backdrops,
- select point types and many other features.
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- Tutorial Directory
- ==================
-
- This directory contains some demonstration files. The Plot files can be
- loaded either by dropping them onto the icon bar icon or by double clicking
- on them. When loaded you can draw the graph by bringing up the menu and
- clicking on the Re-Plot menu item or simply press <Ctrl> P.
-
- The files in the CSV directory must be dropped onto the icon bar icon. An
- import window will then open. You must choose the relevant graph type using
- the Bump arrows in the top left section of the window. Initially this will
- show Cartesian. Click on the arrows to select the correct type and then click
- on Import followed by Re-Plot as before. The list below indicates what to do
- for each CSV file.
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- Histogr - Select Histogram graph - Select Re-Plot=> Histograms=> Normal=> 5
- - Try 3D Histogram and some of the others.
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- PieChart - Select Pie Chart graph - Select Re-Plot=> Pie Chart=> 3D
- - Use the Options menu to select colours using the Slices option
-
- Surface - Select Surface graph - press <Ctrl> P
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- If you enjoy using this program you can purchase the full version from:
-
- Clares Micro Supplies
- 98 Middlewich Road
- Northwich
- Cheshire
- CW9 7DA
-
- Tel 0606 48511
- Fax 0606 48512
-
- We accept telephone and fax orders with a credit card.
- We also accept education orders via fax or good old fashioned mail.
-
- Prices:
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- Plot (RRP) - £79.95 (inc VAT)
-
- Official launch date - BETT 94 show January 1994
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