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** File: TPPlot1.hlp
** Index: 31
** Plot View's File Menu commands
█ File menu
The File Menu contains commands
that let you open and save files, save a
configuration to disk, print a data file,
and export data.
█ New
The File|New menu item contains two
menu commands: Data Sheet and Plot.
■ Data Sheet: This command creates a
sheet window.
■ Plot: This command creates a plot
window.
█ Open
The File|Open menu item contains two
menu commands: Data Sheet and Plot.
■ Data Sheet: This command loads a
TechPlot Data file.
■ Plot: This command loads a TechPlot
Graph file.
█ Save Plot
The File | Save Plot command lets you
save the graphs on the current Plot View
window to a disk file.
█ Merge Plot
The File | Merge Plot command lets you
bring graphs from a saved TechPlot file to
the current page.
█ Save Configuration
This command appears on the File menu
as Save Config. It saves the current
TechPlot preferences and configurations to
a disk file. The configuration file
contains the printer options such as
printer port, age mode, etc.; numerical
options such as user-defined function,
min-max value, number of points, etc.;
plot setup options such as symbol type,
color, size, etc.
█ Load Configuration
This command loads the configuration
options from a disk file to the current
TechPlot preferences and configurations.
█ Set Printer
The File | Set Printer command lets
you select a target printer and set page
options (if the selected printer is
different from the currently used
printer).
The following is a list of all
printers, plotters, and graphics file
formats supported by TechPlot:
BMP Format
Canon LBP-8
CGM Format
DeskJet
DeskJet Color
Epson 9P
Epson 24P
Epson 9P color
Epson 24P color
GEM Image
HP 7090
HP 7470
HP 7475
HP 7550
HP 7585
HP 7595
IBM Quietwriter
IBM X24
LaserJet II
LaserJet III
OkiData 92
PaintJet
PCX Format
PostScript
TIFF Format
Toshiba 24P
WPG Format
█ Set Page
The File | Set Page command lets you set
the page options for the currently selected
printer.
█ Print
The File | Print command lets you print
the graphs in the active plot view. Please
make sure that a printer is properly
connected to your computer and that is
turned on before you choose this command.
If you have set the printer port to
FILE, the Save File As dialog box will be
displayed to let you enter a proper disk
file name.
█ Batch Print
The File | Batch Print command lets you
print the multiple TechPlot graphics files
to printer. It displays the Batch Print
dialog box. You can select the TechPlot
graphics files (with "*.PSG" extension) to
print.
█ DOS Shell
The File|DOS Shell command allows you
temporarily exit TechPlot to the DOS
command line. To return to TechPlot, type
EXIT and press <Enter>.
█ Exit
The File|Exit command exits TechPlot,
removes it from memory, and returns you
to the DOS command line.