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1406.0.55.005 - User Manual: Survey TableBuilder, 2012  
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Contents >> 5 Graph View >> 5.5 How to Change What is in the Graph

Using the Customise Graph pane you can select which series from your table to display in the graph, and whether to graph by the row or column.

Graphing by Row or Column (For a column graph)

Graphing by Row places the data items from your table rows on the x axis of your graph, the values make up the y axis. The data items from your table columns appear in the selected series list box.

Graphing by Column places the data items from your table columns on the x axis of your graph, the values make up the y axis. The data items from your table rows appear in the selected series list box.

To change between Row and Column

(i) In the Customise Graph pane select which option you want under Graph by:
Image: Illustrating selection of Customise Graph pane

(ii) Click the Image: Update Graph button button to apply your changes to the graph. The screen will refresh and you new graph will appear.

Alternatively, before making any selections, you can tick the Image: Automatically Retrieve Data tick box and your graph will automatically update when you make selections.

    Selecting the Series

    By default all data items are included in your graph unless your table contains more than 216 data items, in which case the graph will not appear until you have selected fewer than 216 data items in the selected series list.


    If graphing by Row, the data items in the table columns will appear in the Selected series: box
    Image: Selected series box
    Change the contents of your graph

    (i) Tick or untick data items in the list to select only the data items you wish to graph. You can have one or more data items selected.

    (ii) Click the Image: Update Graph button button to apply your changes to the graph. The screen will refresh and you new graph will appear.

    Alternatively, before making any selections, you can tick the Image: Automatically Retrieve Data tick box and your graph will automatically update when you make selections.

    Only data items included in your table will be available to graph.

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