Add, Delete, Rename Columns

Some LogPlot datasheets can contain one or more value columns: Interval Text, Point Text, Vertical Text, Interval Data, Point Data, Time Data, and Fill Bar. Use the following right-click menu or Data menu options to...

Add a Column
Delete a Column
Rename a Column
Edit Columns and Groups

To add a new column to a multi-column datasheet:

Click on the tab of the datasheet to which the columns are to be added, to make it active.
Right-click in any of the cells within the datasheet and select Add a Column from the pop-up menu. (Or click on the Data menu at the top of the program window and choose Add a Column.)
Column Name: Type in the name for this new column and click OK.

LogPlot will add the column onto the end of the listing.

To delete a column from a datasheet:

Click on the tab for the datasheet from which the column is to be deleted, to make it active.
Right-click in any of the cells in the column to be deleted, and choose Delete a Column. (Or, click in the column with your mouse, then click on the Data menu at the top of the program window and select Delete a Column.)
At the displayed confirmation prompt click Yes to delete the indicated column or No to cancel the operation.

If you clicked Yes, LogPlot will delete the selected column from the datasheet.

To rename a column in a datasheet:

Click on the tab for the datasheet in which the column is to be renamed, to make it active.
Right-click in any of the cells in the column to be deleted, and choose Rename a Column. (Or, click in the column with your mouse, then click on the Data menu at the top of the program window and select Rename a Column.)
Column Name: Type in the new name for the column and click OK. You can click Cancel to cancel the process.

The new name will be displayed in the datasheet.

Edit Columns and Groups

To reorganize columns and groups:

Click on the tab of the datasheet to be active.
Right-click in any of the cells within the datasheet. You should see a pop-up menu.
Select the Rows | Go to option from the pop-up menu.
Number of row to go to: Type in the number of row to jump to. You can also click on the up- or down-arrow buttons until the correct number is displayed.
- ! For your information, the number of the row in which the cursor is currently located is listed at the bottom of the active datasheet.
Click OK.

LogPlot will move the cursor to the requested row in the active datasheet.

Insert, Append, and Delete Rows.
Deleting Data Pages for information about deleting entire datasheets.

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