** File: TPPlt_04.hlp
** Index: 53

** Content: Plot editing techniques


Û  Change color of object

    If a color graphics adapter is
connected to your computer system, you can
change the color of an object to one of
the sixteen colors in the Color Palette.
The step by step procedure is as follows:

  ú Select the object you want to change.

  ú Click the color button with the
    desired color.


Û  Change symbol type of object

    You can change the symbol type of a
selected object by clicking on the desired
symbol tool from the Tool box. For example,
suppose the current selected object is a
open circle, but you would like to change
it to a solid square.  Just click on the
solid square button on the Toolbox and the
object will be changed to solid square.


Û  Auto Redraw and Auto Pick options

    By default, TechPlot sets both
AutoRedraw and AutoPick on.  These two menu
items are located under the Option Menu in
Plot View.

    If the AutoRedraw mode is on, the plot
screen will redraw after each plot editing
action such as moving an object, changing
color, etc.  You can turn it off by
choosing the Option | AutoRedraw menu
command.  To turn it back on, just choose
it again.

    If the AutoPick option is on, TechPlot
will set the editing tool to Pick Tool
after each plot editing action.  For
example, if you want to add a square
object to a graph, you select the Square
tool and move your mouse to a position and
add it.  If AutoPick is on, after this
action, the editing tool is set back to
the Pick tool;
otherwise, it will stay at the Square tool.
The command to turn the AutoPick on and off
is the same as changing the AutoRedraw
option.


Û  Redraw the Plot View screen

    If the AutoRedraw option is on, after
each editing action the screen is redrawn.
But when this option is turned off, how can
you redraw the screen?  Use the ReDraw
command which is located under the View
Menu.  This command lets you redraw the
screen immediately.  The keyboard
shortcut for this command is <F7>.

