The Graph Commander
In the case you have opened a
Graph Window you have the chance to manipulate your graph with special tools. This way you are able to create special effects and make the graphic more suitable to your requirements for example in a presentation.The use of the special tools is very useful particularly for the understanding and presentation of 3D Graphs.
To open the so called "Graph Commander" with all its tools move the mouse to the tenth symbol on the
Click the left mouse button once and the new "Graph Commander" Window appears on the top right of the
Main Window immediately*Attention: It is only possible to open the Graph Commander if there is already an open Graph Window!
The first seven symbols on the symbol rail of the Graph Commander Window are used to create special effects.
"Normal" Button
When the Normal button (first symbol) is activated, you can discover the surroundings of the shown graph which are, due to the restricted co-ordinate system, non-visible in the picture:
Click therefor into the co-ordinate system and move the mouse, holding the right mouse button pressed, to the desired direction. The graph will "follow" immediately. Let go of the mouse button and the graph comes to a steady position.
You also can magnify a part of the graph:
Click therefor near the area in question in the co-ordinate system and move the mouse, holding the left mouse button pressed, to one direction so that the developing square surrounds the chosen area. Let go of the mouse button and the chosen graph detail appears zoomed.
"Move" Button
After having activated the Move button (second symbol) by clicking the left mouse button once, you can move the whole co-ordinate system together with the graph within the Graph Window.
Click therefor into the co-ordinate system and move the mouse, holding the left mouse button pressed, to the desired direction. The graph will "follow" immediately. Let go of the mouse button and the graph comes to a steady position.
"Rotate" Button
When the Rotate button (third symbol) is activated, the graph can be rotated.
Click therefor into the co-ordinate system and move the mouse, holding the left mouse button pressed, to the desired direction. The graph will "follow" immediately. Let go of the mouse button and the graph comes to a steady position.
"Zoom" Button
If the Zoom button (fourth symbol) is active the user has the possibility to enlarge or scale down the graph together with the co-ordinate system.
Enlarge: Click into the co-ordinate system and move the mouse upwards while holding the left mouse button pressed. The graph will "blow up" immediately. Let go of the mouse button and the graph comes to a steady position.
Scale down: Click into the co-ordinate system and move the mouse downwards while holding the left mouse button pressed. The graph will "shrink" immediately. Let go of the mouse button and the graph comes to a steady position.
"Depth" Button
After having activated the Depth button (fifth symbol) you are able to give the co-ordinate system a certain depth. With this you can adjust the picture perfectly to the requirements of a paper or a presentation.
Click into the co-ordinate system and move the mouse into a direction while holding the left mouse button pressed. The picture will get a three-dimensional appearance immediately. Let go of the mouse button and the graph stays put.
"Standard presentation" Button
The Graph Commander tools help you to change the graph and to create special effects on it. If you wish to have back the settings of the graph as it was when you opened it first, you need to press the Standard presentation button (sixth symbol) once.
The graph changes straightaway into its standard form.
"Edit graph" Button
By clicking onto this symbol the Chart Editor will open. This is a small program of its own which offers a lot of possibilities to edit the graph. Here you can set the background colour for example, the kind of the text and so on. Please look up the professional help menu of this program for further information.
"Print graph" Button
A click onto this eighth symbol allows you to print the graph.
"Copy to clipboard" Button
To copy the current graph to clipboard click the nineth symbol "Copy to clipboard".
This is a kind of intermediate storage of the data so that you can recall and work with them in all common Windows programs (f.ex.: Word, Excel,...). To add the graph to the new document just press "Control+V" on your computer keyboard.
"Store WindowsMetaFile" Button
With this button you can easily save your graph as a WMF file, which is a typical Windows file system especially for graphics. With it, it is possible to import files into other common Windows programs without problems.
"Increase value" Button (arrow upwards)
With this button you have the chance to do above described effects of the options "Move", "Rotate", "Zoom" and "Depth" in small steps. So you are able to move the graph up, rotate it upwards, enlarge it or increase his three-dimensional appearance more precisely than it would be possible with the movements of your mouse.
"Decrease value" Button (arrow downwards)
With this button you have the chance to do above described effects of the options "Move", "Rotate", "Zoom" and "Depth" in small steps. So you are able to move the graph down, rotate it downwards, reduce it in size or decrease his three-dimensional appearance more precisely than it would be possible with the movements of your mouse.
"Decrease value" Button (arrow to the left)
You can use the symbol of the arrow that points to the left together with the options "Move" and "Rotate". Then you have the possibility to move the graph together with the co-ordinate system to the left or rotate it to the left in very small steps.
"Increase value" Button (arrow to the right)
You can use the symbol of the arrow that points to the right together with the options "Move" and "Rotate". Then you have the possibility to move the graph together with the co-ordinate system to the right or rotate it to the right in very small steps.