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Getting Started with 1D Plots - Data From Another Program |
  
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Getting Started with 1D Plots - Data From Another Program |
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Four methods are available for importing data for a 1D plot from other Windows applications. NOTE: For the Paste and Insert Link commands, if you are starting with a blank document then ensure that the blank document is of the correct type by selecting New>1D statistics plot on the File menu. Otherwise DPlot will interpret the data as X,Y values.
The DPlot Interface Add-In for Microsoft Excel
This feature is of course only applicable if the source of your data is a Microsoft Excel worksheet. In general this method is superior to those described below. For more detailed information on Add-In commands see the Help command on the DPlot menu in Excel. For best results study the example spreadsheet <My Documents>\DPlot\examples.xls.
The Paste command (Edit menu)
The Paste command is the method most likely to be supported by another Windows application. Once data is pasted from another application, DPlot owns the data. Changes to the data in the source application are not reflected in the DPlot document.
The Paste Special Link option (Edit menu)
The Link option establishes a link with the source of the data. Changes to the data made in the source application are reflected in the linked document. Unlike the Insert Link command, this method requires switching to the source application and back to DPlot.
The Insert Link command (Edit menu)
The Insert Link command performs roughly the same function as the Link option, except that it does not require switching to the source application to initiate the action.
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