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- 3 -

3D intersections

3D scatter plots

3D surface plots

	XYZSurface Add-In command
	ZGrid Add-In command

3D view

- A -

AASHTO

	Grain Size Options
	GrainSizeFlags command

About macro command

abs

absolute value

acos

acosh

Activate macro command

add surfaces

AddCurves macro command

Add-In

Adobe PDF

animation

antialias

appearance

append data

AppHide macro command

AppMaximize macro command

AppMinimize macro command

AppRestore macro command

AppShow macro command

arccosine

arcsine

arctangent

	ATAN function
	ATAN2 function

area under a curve

	How do I find the area under a curve?
	Text Placeholders
	Integrate a Curve

arrange

array size

ASCII file

asin

asinh

asymptotes

atan

atan2

atanh

ATI Mach 32 display adapter

automatic scaling

automatic sizing

AutoScale macro command

AutoSize macro command

average

	AverageAll command
	AverageAndReplace command

average curves

average surface

AverageAll macro command

AverageAndReplace macro command

Axes_At_Zero macro command

axis direction

axis label orientation

axis labels

AxisColor macro command

AxisType macro command

- B -

B/W printers

background color

	BkColor command
	BkPlotColor command

bar chart

	How do I create a bar chart?
	Linear/Log Scaling
	Histogram command
	BarChartStyle command
	BarWidth command
	Histogram command

bar chart fill pattern

bar chart options

bar graph

BarChartStyle macro command

BarWidth macro command

base-10 logarithm

baseline

	Baseline Shift command
	List Editions command
	Info Menu

baseline shift

BaselineShift macro command

batch operations

	How do I save a collection of files to a different file format?
	How do I print several documents unattended?

Bessel function

first kind

second kind

besselj

bessly

BkColor macro command

BkPlotColor macro command

BMP

box and whisker plot

box-and-whisker plots

bubble plot

	Bubble Plot command
	Bubbles command

Bubbles macro command

bug report

- C -

calendar date

call macro

Call macro command

Caption macro command

cascade

cdf

ceil

ceiling

circle

ClearEditFlag macro command

clipboard

	Copy Picture command
	Copy Data Values command
	Copy Dimensions command
	Paste command
	Paste Special command
	CopyPicture command
	CopyText command
	Paste command
	PasteLink command
	Transferring DPlot plots to other applications
	Transferring DPlot data to other applications

ClipY macro command

close

	Exit command
	Close command (Control menu)

close document

	Close command
	FileClose command

color

	Print command
	Options Menu
	Colors command

Color macro command

ColorBasis macro command

ColorCycle macro command

ColumnsAre macro command

CombineCurves macro command

command line

comma-separated values

common logarithm

common questions

	Getting Started with XY Plots
	Getting Started with XYZ Surface Plots
	Getting Started with XYZ Scatter Plots
	Getting Started with 1D Plots
	Example plots
	EX01.GRF - The basics
	EX02.GRF - Multiple dependent scales
	EX03.GRF - Polar plots and number formatting
	EX04.GRF - Multiple independent Y scales
	EX05.GRF - Tripartite plots
	EX09.GRF - Surface plot from an equation
	EX10.GRF - Point labels
	EX14.GRF - Triangle plot
	EX16.GRF - Surface plot with concave boundary
	How do I create a plot from scratch?
	How do I import data from another Windows application?
	How do I import data from a DOS application?
	How do I open a CSV (comma-separated values) file?
	How do I save a plot to an EPS (Encapsulated PostScript) file?
	How do I save a plot to a PDF (Portable Document Format) file?
	How do I save a collection of files to a different file format?
	How do I open and/or print a file from Explorer?
	How do I get rid of the prompt to save changed plots?
	How do I graph an equation?
	How do I print colors and/or gray shades on a B/W printer?
	How do I print several documents unattended?
	How do I print multiple documents on the same page?
	How do I print blank graph paper?
	How do I change the direction of the coordinate axes?
	How do I change the orientation of the numbers along each axis?
	How do I draw a smooth curve through sparse data?
	How do I create a series of plots with the same settings (scaling, labels, colors, etc.)?
	How do I change the line widths used for the coordinate axes and/or the grid?
	How do I change the format of the numbers appearing on the X and Y axes?
	How do I force DPlot to create a triangular mesh of my 3D points that is not convex?
	How do I create a scatter plot?
	How do I replace the numbers along the axes with custom text?
	How do I specify a tick mark interval?
	How do I force scaling on the X axis to be equal to the scaling the Y axis?
	How do I pan from side-to-side (or up-down) on a plot that I've zoomed in on?
	How do I temporarily hide one or more curves on a crowded document?
	How do I distribute my DPlot files to others?

Compare macro command

compare records

concave edges

concave surface plots

concave surfaces

contents

contour interval

contour plot

	Generate Mesh command
	Contour Options command
	Scatter Plot Options
	Define Boundary command
	Z=f(X,Y) command

Contour3D macro command

ContourAxes macro command

ContourColorScheme macro command

ContourCustomColors macro command

ContourCustomLevels macro command

ContourDrawSides macro command

ContourGrid macro command

ContourLabelLines macro command

ContourLegend macro command

ContourLegendFrequency macro command

ContourLevels macro command

ContourLighting macro command

ContourMethod macro command

ContourScales macro command

ContourView macro command

copy

	Copy Picture command
	Copy Data Values command
	Copy Dimensions command
	CopyPicture command
	CopyText command
	Transferring DPlot plots to other applications
	Transferring DPlot data to other applications

CopyPicture macro command

CopyText macro command

cos

cosh

crop images

CSV file

CSV files

	Getting Started with XY Plots - Data From a Disk File
	Open command
	Multiple column text files

cumulative distribution function

	Linear/Log Scaling
	CDF function

currency

curve fit

	Polynomial Curve Fit command
	CurveFit command

curve fitting

CurveFit macro command

CurveLabel macro command

- D -

data

generating new

data entry

data processing

	Baseline Shift command
	List Editions command
	Data Processing command
	BaselineShift command
	DataProcess command
	DataProcessLabels command

DataProcess macro command

DataProcessLabels macro command

date

date format

date functions

	DATE function
	DAY function
	MONTH function
	WEEKDAY function
	WEEKNUM function
	YEAR function

DateFormat macro command

dates

day

DDE

	Paste Special command
	Insert Link command
	Transferring DPlot data to other applications

DDEML

	Executing DPlot commands from another application
	Using DDEML to send binary data directly to DPlot

DecimalDigits macro command

decimate data

default conditions

define boundary of surface plots

DeleteLabel macro command

DeleteRefLine macro command

DeleteThinTriangles macro command

DenseGridLines macro command

dependent scales

derivative

dialog box keys

different error values

differentiate

Differentiate macro command

Directory macro command

display data values

distribution

divide surfaces

DivideCurves macro command

DocHide macro command

DocMaximize macro command

DocMinimize macro command

DocRestore macro command

DocShow macro command

dot graph

dot graphs

DPlot file

	Open command
	DPlot File
	Save command
	DPlot file keyword modifiers
	DPlot file keywords
	DPlot file miscellaneous identifiers

DPLOTLIB

drag and drop

- E -

edit

edit data values

	Edit Data command
	Edit Mode command

Edit menu

Baseline Shift

Copy Data Values

Copy Dimensions

Copy Picture

Decimate

Edit Data

Edit Mode

Equal Intervals

Filter Data

Insert Link

List Editions

Operate on X

Operate on Y

Operate on Z

Paste

Paste Link

Remove Random Spikes

Smooth

Swap X,Y

EditAddToX macro command

EditAddToY macro command

EditDecimate macro command

EditEqualInts macro command

EditErase macro command

EditEraseData macro command

EditFilter macro command

EditMultiplyX macro command

EditMultiplyY macro command

EditOperateX macro command

EditOperateY macro command

EditOperateZ macro command

EditRemoveTrend macro command

EditSmooth macro command

EditSort macro command

EditSubtractMean macro command

EditSwapXY macro command

EditTruncate macro command

ellipse

Enable macro command

enable/disable DPlot

Encapsulated PosteScript

EPS

erase curve

	EditErase command
	EditEraseData command

erf

error bars

	How do I set error bars with unique error values?
	Error Bars command
	ErrorBar command
	ErrorBarPenWidth command
	ErrorBarWidth command

error messages

ErrorBar macro command

ErrorBarPenWidth macro command

ErrorBarWidth macro command

ErrorMessages macro command

errors

evaluation license

example plot EX01

example plot EX02

example plot EX03

example plot EX04

example plot EX05

example plot EX09

example plot EX10

example plot EX14

example plot EX16

example plots

Excel

exit

	Exit command
	Close command (Control menu)

exit DPlot

exiting DPlot

exp

Explorer

open files from

exponent

export

extents

specifying plot

- F -

fact

factorial

Fast Fourier Transform

FFT

	FFT command
	FFT command
	FFTMethod command
	FFTPhase command

FFT macro command

FFTMethod macro command

FFTPhase macro command

file formats

	Bendix Format Files
	Pacific Data Recorder Old Format
	Pacific Data Recorder New Format
	Nicolet Waveform File Specification Format
	HDAS File Format
	File Import Plugin Modules

file import

	File Import Plugin Modules
	Plugins for File Import, Export and Data Manipulation

File menu

1,2,3,4

Append

Close

Exit

Get Preferences

Macro

New

Open

Print

Resize Arrays

Save

Save As

Save Preferences

file type

specifying

FileAppend macro command

FileArrays macro command

FileClose macro command

FileExit macro command

FileMacro macro command

FileNew macro command

FileNewEx macro command

FileOpen macro command

FilePageSetup macro command

FilePrint macro command

FilePrintMultiple macro command

FileSaveAs macro command

FileType macro command

fill areas

fill between curves

FillBetween macro command

FillStyle macro command

filter

digital

filters

	Filter data command
	Low Pass Filters
	Remove Random Spikes command

FindIntersections macro command

floor

font size

FontPoints macro command

fonts

	Fonts command
	FontPoints command
	TextFont command

ForAllDocuments macro command

ForFilesIn macro command

fpower

fractions

frequency domain

function

	Y=f(X) command
	X=f(T), Y=g(T) command
	Functions

FunctionOfXY1Y2 macro command

functions

- G -

GCD

GeneralOptions macro command

generate data

	Y=f(X) command
	X=f(T), Y=g(T) command
	Z=f(X,Y) command

Generate menu

Average All Curves

Average Surfaces

Differentiate a Curve

FFT

Find Best-Fit Plane

Histogram

Integrate a Curve

Median of All Curves

Polynomial Curve Fit

Subtract a Plane

Switch Independent Variable

X=f(T), Y=g(T)

XY Plot from 3D Surface

Y=f(X)

Y=f(X,Y1,Y2,...)

Y=Poly(Y)

Z=f(X,Y)

Z3=f(Z1,Z2)

GenerateMesh macro command

GetPreferences macro command

getting started

	Getting Started
	Getting Started with XY Plots
	Getting Started with XYZ Surface Plots
	Getting Started with XYZ Scatter Plots
	Getting Started with 1D Plots

GIF

Gouraud

grain size distribution

grain size distribution plots

	GrainSizeFlags command
	GrainSizeFlagsEx command
	GrainSizeOther command

grain size option

GrainSizeFlags macro command

GrainSizeFlagsEx macro command

GrainSizeOther macro command

graph a circle

graph an ellipse

graph an equation

graph paper

graphing an equation

graphing an inequality

	How do I graph an inequality?
	How do I graph the solution to a system of inequalities?

grid line width

grid lines

	Grid lines or box command
	ContourGrid command
	DenseGridLines command
	GridLines command
	GridLinesOnTop command

GridLines macro command

GridLinesOnTop macro command

GridLineType macro command

- H -

help

HelpContents macro command

HelpSearch macro command

hide

hide a curve

hide window

HideCurve macro command

hiding a curve

hiding the legend

hiding the menu

histogram

	Histogram command
	BarChartStyle command
	BarWidth command

Histogram macro command

holes in surface plots

HP LaserJet 4

hyperbolic cosine

hyperbolic functions

	ACOSH function
	ASINH function
	ATANH function
	COSH function
	SINH function
	TANH function

hyperbolic sine

hyperbolic tangent

- I -

image export

importing data

	How do I import data from another Windows application?
	Paste command
	Paste Special command
	Insert Link command

importing from DOS

independent Y scales

IndependentTicks macro command

inequality, graphing

	How do I graph an inequality?
	How do I graph the solution to a system of inequalities?

Info menu

Interpolate

List Peaks

Scan X,Y

InfoInterpolate macro command

InfoScan macro command

inserting data

InsertLink macro command

InsertXY macro command

integrate

	Data Processing command
	Integrate a Curve

Integrate macro command

interpolate

	Equal Intervals command
	Interpolate command
	InfoInterpolate command

intersections

finding

invert axis

InvertAxis macro command

- J -

JPG

- K -

keyboard

- L -

label

	DeleteLabel command
	LabelDirection command

label points

	Edit Mode command
	Label Points command

LabelDirection macro command

labeling axes

labeling contours

labeling points

	TextPointLabel command
	TextPointLabel3D command
	TextPointLabelLeader command

labeling second Y axis

	Y2AxisLabel command
	Y2TopDown command

labeling X axis

	XAxisLabel command
	XLabel command

labeling Y axis

	YAxisHorizontal command
	YAxisLabel command

labeling Z axis

labels

	Legend/Labels command
	Label Points command
	Add/Edit Note command
	CurveLabel command

LCM

least squares

	Find Best-Fit Plane command
	CurveFit command

least squares fit

legend

	Legend/Labels command
	ContourLegend command
	ContourLegendFrequency command
	Legend command
	LegendParams command
	LegendShow command

Legend macro command

LegendParams macro command

LegendShow macro command

lighting

line size

line style

line types

line widths

	How do I change the line widths used for the coordinate axes and/or the grid?
	LineWidth command

LineType macro command

LineWidth macro command

link

link data from DDE server

list peak values

log

log scales

log10

logarithm

logarithmic scale

	LogTicks command
	SquareLogCycles command

logarithmic scales

	Linear/Log Scaling
	Log scale tick labels command

LogTicks macro command

Lump macro command

- M -

macro commands

About

Activate

AddCurves

AppHide

AppMaximize

AppMinimize

AppRestore

AppShow

AutoScale

AutoSize

AverageAll

AverageAndReplace

Axes_At_Zero

AxisColor

AxisType

BarChartStyle

BarWidth

BaselineShift

BkColor

BkPlotColor

Bubbles

Call

Caption

ClearEditFlag

ClipY

Color

ColorBasis

ColorCycle

ColumnsAre

CombineCurves

Compare

Contour3D

ContourAxes

ContourColorScheme

ContourCustomColors

ContourCustomLevels

ContourDrawSides

ContourGrid

ContourLabelLines

ContourLegend

ContourLegendFrequency

ContourLevels

ContourLighting

ContourMethod

ContourScales

ContourView

CopyPicture

CopyText

CurveFit

CurveLabel

DataProcess

DataProcessLabels

DateFormat

DecimalDigits