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You should now see a bunch of
symbols listed in the Define
Symbol or Line dialogue. These
symbols are named after each station
in the demo project.
At this time, the symbol shape, color,
and size may be customized. Simply
select a symbol from the list, and then
select the
Edit button.
Note: This tutorial only uses four of
these stations, namely: MW-1, MW-2,
MW-3, MW-4. Feel free to edit any of
these four symbols. All other symbols
can be ignored.
The Stations Symbols dialog will
appear on your screen, allowing you to
change the properties of the symbol.
Once you have made the desired
changes, click the Close button.
The check box beside each symbol is used to indicate which symbols are active; only
active symbols are plotted on the graphs. The names of the symbols will be displayed in
the legend of each plot. These names can be easily changed by clicking on the symbol
name and entering a new name in the Symbol Name on Legend field.
Once you are satisfied with the symbol settings

[Close] to return to the active list.
In the active list window, under the Symbol column you can now see the symbol
number which corresponds to each sample.
The following section will demonstrate how to plot the sample data with these new
symbols.
Piper Diagram
Piper diagrams provide an overview of the chemical composition of multiple samples.
You may find it useful to start your analysis with a Piper diagram. In this section, you
will create a Piper diagram for all samples in the Demo database:

Plots / New / Piper
The Piper Plot Options dialogue will appear with default settings for which
parameters will be plotted. These parameters can be modified at any time, but for now
you will accept the default plot settings.
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