Curve and Legend Display Options

This procedure shows how to set the curve display-type and color and options for displaying the legend in a Time-domain or Spectrum window.

To Edit the Curve/Legend Properties

It is possible to display a legend for all 2D curves, attached to each display block. For each line you can change the color, change the name displayed, and add a comment in order to provide a good summary of the content of the block.

  1. Click the or icon at the bottom-right corner of the display block to Hide or Show the entire legend. Note that the icon will be hidden until you hover over this location.
  2. Click the curve style icon to open the curve options menu:

    • Hide/Show curve to hide or show this curve in the display

    • Change curve color to open the Color dialog and choose a different color for this curve

    • Change curve style to open the Curve properties dialog and choose different line styles or colors for any of the curves in this time-domain window

  3. Double-click the Legend field to edit the legend text. The ESC key will cancel your changes.
    Note: Changes made here will only affect the legend displayed below the curve in the time-domain or spectrum window. This does not change the Title of the signal as defined in the left-hand Information panel (see 2D Curve Management).
  4. You can click the icon to the right of the Legend field to reset the legend text.
  5. Double-click the legend comment field to edit the legend comment.

You have updated the curve and legend options for the time-domain or spectrum window.