** File: TPPlot1.hlp
** Index: 31

** Plot View's File Menu commands


Û  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.


Û  New

    The File|New menu item contains two 
menu commands: Data Sheet and Plot.  

  þ Data Sheet:  This command creates a
    sheet window.

  þ Plot:  This command creates a plot
    window.


Û  Open

    The File|Open menu item contains two 
menu commands: Data Sheet and Plot.

  þ Data Sheet:  This command loads a
    TechPlot Data file.

  þ Plot:  This command loads a TechPlot
    Graph file.


Û  Save Plot

    The File | Save Plot command lets you
save the graphs on the current Plot View
window to a disk file.


Û  Merge Plot

    The File | Merge Plot command lets you
bring graphs from a saved TechPlot file to
the current page.


Û  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.


Û  Load Configuration

    This command loads the configuration
options from a disk file to the current
TechPlot preferences and configurations.


Û  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


Û  Set Page

    The File | Set Page command lets you set
the page options for the currently selected
printer.


Û  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.


Û  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.


Û  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>.


Û  Exit

    The File|Exit command exits TechPlot,
removes it from memory, and returns you
to the DOS command line.
