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By |Published On: August 15, 2024 at 7:26 am PDT|Last Updated: October 3, 2024 at 7:21 am PDT|

Line with markers and “Up Down” Error Bars

This tutorial will show how to use the TechGraph Editor to display “Up Down” error bars on a line graph with markers.  Shown below are the settings in the Data Table and the Edit Chart used to create this chart.        

Data Table – Sample data can easily be changed or replaced by pasting data from an external worksheet.
  • Graph Type is Line.
  • X Data Type is Number. Numeric values for the X Axis are entered in X Data column.
  • Graph A contains the mean values.
  • Graph B contains the corresponding error values for Graph A.

Note:   Click on the “Help” button on the toolbar to find out how to edit, delete, copy and paste in the Data Table.

Edit Chart – A set of icons (Titles, Settings, X Axis, Y Axis, Curves and Error Bars) to change the settings and appearance of the chart.      

     Settings  – specify the color of line and markers for Graph A line.         

  •  Click on the “RoyalBlue line with OrangeRed circle” (Graph Style) to show the line Style for Graph A pop-up.  You can change the Color, Thickness and Thickness for Line A.    Check Line with Markers.  Select Color, Type and Size for markers. Click on Apply to save the changes.

    X axis

  • Enter values in Minimum, Maximum and Major Div to set the X Axis scale and divisions. Leave these values empty for automatic scaling.
    • The values for this example are Minimum = 0, Maximum = 20 and Major Div = 4.

    Y axis

  • Enter values in Minimum, Maximum and Major Div to set the Y Axis scale and divisions. Leave these values empty for automatic scaling.
    • The values for this example are Minimum = 0, Maximum = 20 and Major Div = 4.

     Curves & Error Bars       

  • Select “Error Bar On” from Error Bar list for Graph A.
  • Click on “Up Down” (Error Bar Format) for Graph B. For this example, “Up Down“ is selected from the Error Format list.  Color (“Black”) is selected for the error bar color.   Use the Thickness selection list to change the error bar style. Click on Apply to save the changes

      Edit Chart Toolbar Options

  •  Print Chart prints your chart.
  •  Download Image downloads your chart as an SVG(Scalable Vector Graphics) file or image file(PNG, JPEG, TIF, PDF).
  •  Drawing Objects customize your chart with labels, lines, arrows, circles, images, and logos.
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