Graph

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Graph

A graph is a diagram showing the relationship between variables in a line, dots, or other markers.

Tab sheet: Basics

1.	Click the Basics tab sheet.

2.	If you want the graph to be rescaled in such a way that it will always completely fit inside the graph window frame, select Auto Scale Graph.

3.	If you want the graph window to scroll in such a way that the latest point of the graph is always inside, select Auto Scroll Graph.

4.	When you select Auto Store Graph, all different simulation runs are automatically saved in the graph.

5.	With Show Tangent, a Tangent line is displayed at the plotting point.

6.	If you want the graph to have borders, click the Bordered check box. With Show Grid you can (de)activate the grid.

7.	You can type your own names for the axes (default is the model variable's name). To do so, type a name after X: and/or Y:, and tick the Show Axes Names checkbox.

8.	With Show Legend, you can (de)activate the legend.

9.	Select a Font (optional).

10.	If you want to keep previous graphs in the graph, click the Keep data between run check box.

11.	Click Apply.

Tab sheet: Actions

1.	Click the Actions tab sheet.

2.	Click the check boxes of the Scroll buttons you want to be present in the graph.

3.	Also decide which Action Buttons you want to use. Action Buttons allow the learner to control the things visible in the graph. Modify X variable and Modify Y variable for instance allow the learner to change these respective variables in the learner environment.

4.	Decide where these controls should appear on the graph by selecting Button Positions.

5.	Click Apply.

Tab sheet: X_axis

1.	Click on the X_axis tab sheet.

2.	Select the variable that must be presented on the X-axis.

3.	Click Apply.

Tab sheet: Y_axis

1.	Click on the Y_axis tab sheet.

2.	Select the variables that must be presented at the Y-axis by clicking in the Show boxes.

3.	Select the Colour of the line.

4.	Type a value for the Line Width.

5.	Optionally, select a Marker.

6.	If you tick the checkboxes under Can Show, the learner can determine for him or herself which variables should be plotted. He or she can select this from a pull-down menu.

7.	Click Apply.

Tab sheet: Horizontal

1.	Click on the Horizontal tab sheet.

2.	Click if or how you want to determine the Position of the Horizontal (X) axis: Not show (invisible), On Value (specify a y-value) or Position (%) (specify a number between 0 (left) and 100 (right) percent).

3.	Type the Minimum value to be shown on the X-axis.

4.	Type the Maximum value to be shown on the X-axis.

5.	Decide if you want the axis divided into Major Units, if so tick the box and type a value.

6.	Decide if you want the Major Units subdivided into Minor Units, if so tick the box and type a value.

7.	Click Apply.

Tab sheet:Vertical

1.	Click on the Vertical tab sheet.

2.	Click if or how you want to determine the Position of the Vertical (Y) axis: Not show (invisible), On Value (specify a y-value) or Position (%) (specify a number between 0 (left) and 100 (right) percent).

3.	Type the Minimum value to be shown on the Y-axis.

4.	Type the Maximum value to be shown on the Y-axis.

5.	Decide if you want the axis divided into Major Units, if so tick the box and type a value.

6.	Decide if you want the Major Units subdivided into Minor Units, if so tick the box and type a value.

7.	Click Apply.

Tab sheet: Colour

1.	Click the Colour tab sheet.

2.	Select a colour from the palette.

3.	Indicate whether the color is for the axis or for the background.

4.	Click Apply.

Tab sheet: Position

Please note! Using this tab sheet to set the position is optional. Instead of dragging and resizing, you can use the Position tab sheet to specify relative and absolute positions.

Click the Position tab sheet.
- Left, Top, Right, an Bottom, refer to the four sides of the element.
- Relative Position refers to the position on the window, where the maximum left and top side of the window refer to 0, and the maximum right and bottom side of the window refer to 1.
- Offset refers to the amount of pixels from the topleft corner of the window.

2.	Determine the relative position of the left, top, right, and bottom side of the element by typing values between 0 and 1 in the appropriate Relative Position boxes.

3.	Determine the size of the element by typing the amount of pixels in the appropriate Offset boxes.

4.	Click Apply.