User`s guide

User Interface Features 17
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Movin
g
and Cop
y
in
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Trace
Names and Expressions
Trace names and expressions can be selected and moved or
copied, either within the same plot window or to another plot
window.
To cop
y
or move trace names and expressions
1
Click one or more (V+click) trace names. Selected trace
names are highlighted.
2
From the Edit menu, select Copy or Cut to save the trace
names and expressions to the clipboard. Cut removes trace
names and traces from the plot window.
3
In the plot window where traces are to be added, do one of
the following:
• To add trace names to the end of the currently displayed
set, select Paste from the Edit menu.
• To add traces before a currently displayed trace name,
select the trace name and then select Paste from the Edit
menu.
Here are some considerations when copying or moving trace
names and expressions into a different plot window:
• If the new plot window is reading the same Probe data file,
the copied or moved trace names and expressions display
traces that are identical to the original selection set.
• If the new plot window is reading a different Probe data file,
the copied or moved names and expressions display
different traces generated from the new data.
For example, suppose two data files,
mysim.dat and
yoursim.dat each contain a V(2) waveform. Suppose also
that two plot windows are currently displayed where
window A is loaded with
mysim.dat, and window B is
loaded with
yoursim.dat.
When V(2) is copied from window A to window B, the trace
looks different because it is determined by data from
yoursim.dat instead of mysim.dat.
When addin
g
a trace to a plot windo
w
you can make the trace display nam
e
different from the trace expression:
1
From the trace menu, select Add.
2
In the Trace Expression text box,
enter a trace expression usin
g
the
syntax:
trace_expression [; display_name ]
3
Click OK.
or
or press C+v