** File: TPPlt_06.hlp
** Index: 55

** Content: More plot editing techniques


Û  Zoom / UnZoom an area of a graph

    To zoom an area of a graph, use the
View | Zoom command.  This command  expands
a rectangular area of a plot view and is
especially useful when you have a plot that
contains data curves which are so tight
together such that you can't select them in
the normal view.  Use this command to blow
up a local area and edit it.

    To put the zoomed view back to its
original size, choose the View | UnZoom
command.  This command reduces a zoomed
view to its original size.


Û  Axes Zoom / Axes UnZoom a graph

    To view a detailed part of a rectangular
graph, choose the View | Axes Zoom command.
This command  changes the range of the axes.
You must select a graph before you can
select this command.  This command will
only change the axes ranges to the
rectangular region you select.  This
command differs from the Zoom command by
that it only resizes the axes range, not
any other plot objects in the selected
area.  The Axes UnZoom command puts the
axes range of an axes-zoomed graph back to
its original state.


Û  Push a plot object to the back

    To push a plot object back and forth,
you choose the View | Push to Back command.
This command puts the selected plot object
to the end of  the drawing list.  The order
of the Plot View object drawing is the most
recent active one last. Once an object is
selected, it becomes the active object.  So
it is at the end of the drawing list.  When
TechPlot checks for a selection, it checks
through the drawing list from beginning to
end.

    This command is very useful when you
are in the situation that you have several
objects geometrically contained in a large
object.  If the large object is active,
then you cannot select those small ones
inside this large object.  So you have to
push the large object back to be able to
select the small objects.


Û  Group / UnGroup plot objects

    To group a set of plot objects, use the
Option | Group command.  After you select
this command, use your mouse to drag a
range that includes all the plot objects
you want to group.  Once plot objects are
grouped together, you may treat them as one
object.

    To ungroup a grouped object, select that
grouped object first and choose the
Option | UnGroup command.

