Full User's Guide

Golden Software, Inc. 2D & 3D Graphing for Scientists, Engineers & Business Professionals Full User's Guide www.GoldenSoftware.com Golden Software, Inc. GrapherTM Registration Information Your Grapher serial number is located on the CD cover or in the email download instructions, depending on how you purchased Grapher. Register your Grapher serial number online at www.GoldenSoftware.com. Or, complete the Registration Form.PDF, located in the main directory of the installation CD. Return the Registration Form.PDF by mail or fax. This information will not be redistributed. Registration entitles you to free technical support, free minor updates, and upgrade pricing on future Grapher releases. The serial number is required when you run Grapher the first time, contact technical support, or purchase Grapher upgrades. For future reference, write your serial number on the line below. _________________________________ GrapherTM User’s Guide 2D & 3D Graphing Software for Scientists, Engineers & Business Professionals Golden Software, Inc. 809 14th Street, Golden, Colorado 80401-1866, U.S.A. Phone: 303-279-1021 Fax: 303-279-0909 www.GoldenSoftware.com COPYRIGHT NOTICE Copyright Golden Software, Inc. 2011 The GrapherTM User’s Guide is furnished under a single user license agreement. Only a single user may use a single user’s guide. With the purchase of the Grapher User’s Guide, the user is entitled to download the user’s guide content to one (1) electronic medium and print one (1) hardcopy. No part of this document or the related files may be reproduced or transmitted in any form, by any means (electronic, photocopying, recording, or otherwise) thereafter. Contents are subject to change without notice. Grapher is a registered trademark of Golden Software, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. May 2011 Contents Chapter 1, Introducing Grapher Introduction to Grapher ................................................................................... 1 New Features ................................................................................................. 2 System Requirements ..................................................................................... 4 Installation Directions ...................................................................................... 4 Updating Grapher ........................................................................................... 4 Uninstalling Grapher ........................................................................................ 5 A Note about the Documentation ...................................................................... 5 Three-Minute Tour .......................................................................................... 5 Example Grapher Files .................................................................................. 6 Using Grapher ............................................................................................. 6 Creating Graphs in the Plot Window ............................................................... 7 Using Scripter ............................................................................................. 7 Example Script Files ..................................................................................... 7 Grapher User Interface .................................................................................... 8 Changing the Window Layout ......................................................................... 10 Docking Managers...................................................................................... 10 Customizing Toolbars and Buttons ............................................................... 10 Plot Window .............................................................................................. 10 Object Manager ......................................................................................... 11 Property Manager ...................................................................................... 13 Worksheet Manager ................................................................................... 14 Script Manager .......................................................................................... 14 Worksheet Window .................................................................................... 15 File Types .................................................................................................... 16 Grapher Files............................................................................................. 16 Data Files ................................................................................................. 17 Grid Files .................................................................................................. 18 i Grapher Plot Types .................................................................................................... 19 2D XY Graphs ............................................................................................ 19 Polar Graphs ............................................................................................. 19 Specialty Graphs........................................................................................ 19 3D XYY Graphs .......................................................................................... 20 3D XYZ Graphs .......................................................................................... 20 Contour Maps ............................................................................................ 20 Surface Maps ............................................................................................ 20 Creating Graphs............................................................................................ 21 Creating Graphs in the Plot Window ............................................................. 21 Creating Graphs with the Graph Wizard ........................................................ 21 Creating Graphs from the Worksheet............................................................ 22 Creating Graphs from a Template File........................................................... 22 Automation .................................................................................................. 23 Scripter .................................................................................................... 23 Script Recorder.......................................................................................... 24 Script Recorder Exercise ............................................................................. 24 Getting Help ................................................................................................. 25 Online Help ............................................................................................... 25 Context-Sensitive Help ............................................................................... 25 Internet Resources..................................................................................... 26 Technical Support ...................................................................................... 26 Contact Information ...................................................................................... 27 Chapter 2, Tutorial Tutorial Introduction ..................................................................................... 29 Tutorial Overview .......................................................................................... 29 A Note About the Documentation ................................................................. 30 Using the Tutorial with the Demo Version ..................................................... 30 Starting Grapher ........................................................................................... 30 Lesson 1 - Viewing and Creating Data ............................................................. 31 ii Table of Contents Opening an Existing Data File ...................................................................... 31 Creating a New Data File ............................................................................ 32 Saving the Data File ................................................................................... 33 Lesson 2 - Creating a Graph ........................................................................... 33 Creating a Line/Scatter Plot Graph ............................................................... 33 Lesson 3 - Modifying Plot Properties ................................................................ 34 Selecting the Line/Scatter Plot ..................................................................... 34 Changing the Line/Scatter Plot Properties ..................................................... 34 Displaying Plot Labels ................................................................................. 35 Moving Labels ........................................................................................... 35 Changing Line Plot to a Scatter Plot.............................................................. 36 Lesson 4 - Editing Axes.................................................................................. 37 Selecting the Axis ...................................................................................... 37 Adding an Axis Title ................................................................................... 38 Changing Tick Mark Spacing ........................................................................ 39 Changing Tick Mark Labels

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