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How You Edit the Panel Instruments

To edit instruments

• Pull down the Edit menu on any open panel and release on the menu item you want.

  The Edit menu lets you perform the following actions:

  • Modify instruments
  • Enable build mode
  • Create instruments

  Strip charts

  A graphical representation of a data item in an X, Y wide grid. New data items enter from the right and the entire chart moves to the left with the oldest data disappearing at the left edge. A strip chart gives a pictorial view of historical data. An example of a strip chart is a medical electrocardiogram (EKG).

  Bar graphs

  A graphical representation of a data item in which the height or length of the bar represents the magnitude of the data item. At each interval the bar is redrawn for the new value of the data item, so the bar grows or shrinks as intervals progress.

  Meters

  The numerical or string representation of the data item.
  An automobile odometer is an example of a meter.

• Copy instruments
• Delete instruments
• Assign metrics
• Assign launch panels

To edit instruments

1. Enable build mode.
2. Select an instrument.
3. Select an editing function.