Configure axis properties

To configure axis properties

1. On the Chart menu, click Properties. The Trend Properties dialog box appears.

2. Select the Axes tab.

   

3. In the X axis area, configure the properties for the horizontal axis.

   • Number of values: The number of values that are shown along the time axis. The values are shown at evenly-spaced points along the axis. The number of values remain the same even if you zoom in and out. The valid range is from 2 to 15, with a default value of 6.

   • Grid lines per value: The number of grid lines that appear between each tag value plotted on the chart. The valid range is from 1 to 20, with a default value of 3.

   • Cursor1 Color, Cursor2 Color: Click to select or configure the color for each time axis cursor.

   • Delta Values Color: Click to select or configure the color of the Delta cursor label displayed above the plot area in the upper-right corner.

   • Width: The width of each time axis cursor.

   • Style: The line style for each time axis cursor.

   • When panning, pan by: The percentage used for the panning scale. The panning scale range is from 1 to 100.

   • When zooming, zoom by: The percentage used for the zoom. The zoom factor range is from 1 to 100.

4. In the Y axis area, configure the properties for the vertical axis.

   • Number of values: The number of values that are shown along the value axis. The time stamps are shown at evenly-spaced points along the axis. The number of values remain the same even if you zoom in and out. The valid range is from 2 to 15, with a default value of 6.

   • Grid lines per value: The number of grid lines appearing between each tag value that is plotted on the chart. The valid range is from 1 to 20, with a default value of 3.

   • Color: Click to select or configure the color for each value axis cursor.

   • Width: The width of each value axis cursor.

   • Style: The line style for each value axis cursor.

5. Click OK.