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Version 7 Origin Help OriginLab Corporation Copyright OriginLab, Origin, and LabTalk are either registered trademarks or trademarks of OriginLab Corporation. Microsoft, Windows, and Windows NT are registered trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation. 2000 OriginLab Corporation. All rights reserved. The software (including any images, “applets,” photographs, animations, video, audio, music and text incorporated into the software) is owned by OriginLab Corporation or its suppliers and is protected by United States copyright laws and international treaty provisions. Therefore, you must treat the software like any other copyrighted material (e.g., a book or musical recording) except that you may either (a) make one copy of the software solely for backup or archival purposes, or (b) transfer the software to a single hard disk provided you keep the original solely for backup or archival purposes. 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Users who have not yet registered with OriginLab Corporation should be prepared to register upon calling for technical support. 1-800-969-7720 (U.S. & Canada) OriginLab Corporation Tel: + 413-586-2013 One Roundhouse Plaza Fax: + 413-585-0126 Northampton, MA 01060 [email protected] USA Contents Contents Origin Basics 5 Topography of an Origin Project and Workspace ..................................................................... 5 Menus and Menu Commands...................................................................................... 5 Toolbars....................................................................................................................... 7 Window Types .......................................................................................................... 12 Project Explorer......................................................................................................... 20 Results Log................................................................................................................ 24 Code Builder ............................................................................................................. 25 Script Window........................................................................................................... 26 Origin Project Files.................................................................................................................. 26 Saving a Project......................................................................................................... 27 Automatically Creating a Backup.............................................................................. 27 Opening a New Project ............................................................................................. 27 Opening an Existing Project...................................................................................... 28 Opening More than One Project................................................................................ 29 Appending Projects ................................................................................................... 29 Project Windows ..................................................................................................................... 30 Creating a New Window ........................................................................................... 30 Renaming a Window ................................................................................................. 31 Hiding a Window ...................................................................................................... 32 Deleting a Window.................................................................................................... 32 Refreshing a Window................................................................................................ 32 Duplicating a Window .............................................................................................. 33 Saving a Window ...................................................................................................... 33 Opening a Window from a File................................................................................. 34 Window Templates.................................................................................................................. 35 Worksheets 39 Introduction to Origin Worksheets .......................................................................................... 39 Performing Basic Worksheet Operations ................................................................................ 39 Adding Columns ....................................................................................................... 39 Inserting Columns ..................................................................................................... 39 Deleting Columns...................................................................................................... 40 Moving Columns....................................................................................................... 40 Changing the Column Width..................................................................................... 40 Contents • dccxxix Contents Inserting Rows........................................................................................................... 41 Deleting Rows ........................................................................................................... 41 Changing the Row Heading Width ........................................................................... 41 Transposing the Columns and Rows ......................................................................... 41 Entering and Deleting Data in the Worksheet ......................................................................... 42 Entering Data using the Keyboard ............................................................................ 42 Supported Engineering Notation ............................................................................... 43 Importing Data .......................................................................................................... 44 Exchanging Data through the Clipboard ................................................................... 44 Filling Columns with Row Numbers or Random Numbers ...................................... 44 Using Functions to Set Column Values or Mathematically Transform Values......... 45 Assigning Incremental X Values............................................................................... 47 Inserting Data within a Column ................................................................................ 47 A Note on Missing Values in the Worksheet ............................................................ 48 Deleting Data............................................................................................................. 48 Exporting Data .......................................................................................................... 48 Viewing Worksheet Data......................................................................................................... 48 Setting the Worksheet Display Range....................................................................... 49 Scrolling to a Specified Row Number....................................................................... 49 Selecting Worksheet Data........................................................................................................ 49 Selecting the Entire Worksheet ................................................................................. 49 Selecting Adjacent Columns ..................................................................................... 50 Selecting Nonadjacent Columns................................................................................ 50 Selecting Rows .......................................................................................................... 50 Selecting Cells........................................................................................................... 51 Controlling the Worksheet's Display Properties...................................................................... 51 Controlling the Properties of the Columns .............................................................................. 54 Naming Columns and Adding Labels ....................................................................... 54 Designating a Column as X, Y, Z, Error, Label, or None ......................................... 54 Setting up a Worksheet with Multiple X Columns.................................................... 56 Setting up a Worksheet without X Columns ............................................................. 57 Working with Error Columns in the Worksheet........................................................ 58 Setting Up the Column Data Type and Working with Different Data Formats ........ 58 A Note on Controlling the Display of Numeric Data................................................ 63 A Note on Dates and Times in Origin ....................................................................... 65 Categorical Data Support .......................................................................................... 67 Associating Script with a Worksheet....................................................................................... 67 The Worksheet Script Dialog Box ............................................................................ 68 Aligning Objects with the Page Grid....................................................................................... 69 Extracting Data from the Worksheet ....................................................................................... 69 A Note About the Row Number [i] ........................................................................... 71 Saving a Worksheet as a Template .......................................................................................... 71 Deleting a Worksheet from a Project....................................................................................... 71 Working with Excel in Origin 73 Limitations When Working with Excel in Origin ................................................................... 73 Contents • dccxxx Contents Starting New Projects with a Workbook Window Already Open ........................................... 73 Opening a Workbook in Your Project..................................................................................... 73 Opening an Existing Workbook ................................................................................ 73 Creating a New Workbook........................................................................................ 76 Saving a Workbook Separately from the Project..................................................................... 76 How the Origin Workspace Changes When a Workbook is Active........................................ 76 The Menu .................................................................................................................. 76 Toolbars..................................................................................................................... 77 The Status Bar ........................................................................................................... 77 The Shortcut Menus .................................................................................................. 77 Working with Workbook Windows ........................................................................................ 78 Renaming the Workbook........................................................................................... 78 Renaming Sheets in the Workbook ........................................................................... 79 Deleting Sheets from the Workbook ......................................................................... 80 Creating a Matrix from the Workbook...................................................................... 80 Working with Workbook Data ................................................................................................ 80 Running Excel Macros in Origin............................................................................... 80 Invoking Visual Basic Application Functions in Origin ........................................... 80 Plotting Workbook Data.......................................................................................................... 81 How Origin Denotes Plotted Workbook Data........................................................... 81 Creating a Graph from Workbook Data .................................................................... 82 Adding Workbook Data to an Existing Graph Window ........................................... 93 Managing Projects that Include Workbooks............................................................................ 97 Saving the Project with Links to External Excel Workbook Files ............................ 98 Saving the Project with Internal Excel Workbooks ................................................ 101 Opening an Origin Project that has Links to External Excel Workbooks ............... 101 Opening an Origin Project that Contains Internal Excel Workbooks ..................... 101 Troubleshooting Problems Using Excel in Origin................................................................. 102 If Excel Doesn’t Close When You Exit Origin ....................................................... 102 If One of the Windows has a Blank Display ........................................................... 102 If Excel Fails to Launch from Within Origin .......................................................... 102 Matrices 103 Introduction to Matrices ........................................................................................................ 103 Opening a Matrix Window .................................................................................................... 103 Setting the Matrix Data Properties......................................................................................... 103 Setting the Matrix Dimensions and XY Coordinates ............................................................ 105 Setting the Matrix Values ...................................................................................................... 106 Viewing the Matrix Values.................................................................................................... 108 Customizing the Display Properties of a Matrix.................................................................... 108 Importing Data into a Matrix ................................................................................................. 108 Matrix Operations.................................................................................................................. 108 Transposing ............................................................................................................. 108 Inverting .................................................................................................................. 108 Flipping and Rotating.............................................................................................. 108 Shrinking ................................................................................................................. 109 Contents • dccxxxi Contents Expanding................................................................................................................ 109 Smoothing ............................................................................................................... 109 Integrating ............................................................................................................... 109 Converting a Worksheet into a Matrix .................................................................................. 109 Direct Conversion ................................................................................................... 109 Expanding Columns During Conversion ................................................................ 110 2D Binning .............................................................................................................. 110 Converting Regular XYZ Data................................................................................ 111 Converting Sparse XYZ Data.................................................................................. 112 Converting Random XYZ Data............................................................................... 113 Converting a Matrix into a Worksheet .................................................................................. 114 Direct Conversion ................................................................................................... 114 Creating a Worksheet with XYZ Columns ............................................................. 114 Saving a Matrix Window....................................................................................................... 114 Saving a Matrix as a Template .............................................................................................. 115 Importing and Exporting Data 117 Importing ............................................................................................................................... 117 Importing Data into a Graph Window..................................................................... 117 Importing Data into a Worksheet Window ............................................................. 121 Importing Data from a Database Using ODBC....................................................... 135 Pasting Data into Origin .......................................................................................... 140 Exporting ............................................................................................................................... 141 Exporting Worksheet Data ...................................................................................... 141 Creating an ASCII File for Worksheet Data ........................................................... 141 Copying Worksheet Data ........................................................................................ 142 Exchanging Data Between Worksheets................................................................................. 143 Using the Clipboard to Exchange Data ................................................................... 143 Using the Script Window to Exchange Data........................................................... 143 Working with Raster Graphic Images in Origin 144 Importing and Plotting Images .............................................................................................. 144 Adding New Color Palettes to Origin.................................................................................... 146 Entering Image Data Directly into a Matrix .......................................................................... 146 Image Processing Example.................................................................................................... 147 Plotting an Image Histogram ................................................................................................. 147 Viewing the Images X and Y Projections.............................................................................. 147 Exporting an Image ............................................................................................................... 148 Plotting: The Basics 149 Plotting Terminology............................................................................................................. 149 The Graph Window................................................................................................. 149 The Layout Page Window....................................................................................... 154 Origin Graph Templates .......................................................................................... 154 Contents • dccxxxii Contents Creating a Graph when a Worksheet is Active...................................................................... 154 Before You Begin Plotting… .................................................................................. 154 Highlighting the Worksheet Data and Plotting ....................................................... 155 Plotting without Highlighting the Worksheet Data ................................................. 156 Creating a Graph when a Matrix is Active ............................................................................ 163 Creating (or Adding Data to) a Graph when the Graph Window is Active........................... 163 Importing Data into the Graph ................................................................................ 163 Adding Data using the Layer n Dialog Box ............................................................ 164 Adding Data using the Select Columns for Plotting Dialog Box ............................ 167 Adding Data from the Previously Active Worksheet.............................................. 168 Dragging Data from the Worksheet Into the Graph ................................................ 168 Creating a Data Plot Using the Draw Data Tool ..................................................... 168 Displaying Multiple 3D Surfaces or a 3D Surface and Multiple 3D Scatter Data Plots......................................................................................................................... 169 Plotting Functions.................................................................................................................. 170 Plotting a Function into a Graph Window............................................................... 170 Plotting a Function into a Function Graph Window ............................................... 172 Creating a Data Plot or Data Sets from a Plotted Function ..................................... 173 Changing the Function Formula.............................................................................. 173 Adding Error Bars to Your Graph ......................................................................................... 173 Adding Error Bars using the Add Error Bars Menu Command .............................. 174 Adding Error Bars using the Select Columns for Plotting Dialog Box................... 175 Adding an Error Bar Data Set to the Worksheet ..................................................... 175 How does the Data List Display an Error Bar Data Plot? ....................................... 175 Plotting Categorical Data....................................................................................................... 176 Adding a Date/Time Stamp to Your Graph ........................................................................... 178 Graph Windows and Graph Templates.................................................................................. 179 Plotting: Origin’s Built-in Graph Types 181 2D Line, Scatter, and Line + Symbol Graphs........................................................................ 181 2 Point Segment Graph............................................................................................ 182 3 Point Segment Graph............................................................................................ 183 Horizontal Step Graph............................................................................................. 184 Line Graph............................................................................................................... 185 Line Series Graph.................................................................................................... 186 Line+Symbol Graph ................................................................................................ 188 2D Scatter Graph ..................................................................................................... 189 Spline Connected Graph.......................................................................................... 190 Vertical Drop Line Graph........................................................................................ 191 Vertical Step Graph ................................................................................................. 192 2D Bar and Column Graphs .................................................................................................. 193 2D Bar Graph .......................................................................................................... 193 Column Graph ......................................................................................................... 195 Floating Bar Graph.................................................................................................. 196 Floating Column Graph........................................................................................... 197 Stack Bar Graph ...................................................................................................... 198 Contents • dccxxxiii Contents Stack Column Graph ............................................................................................... 199 Area, Polar, and 2D Waterfall Graphs................................................................................... 200 Area Graph .............................................................................................................. 200 Fill Area Graph........................................................................................................ 201 Polar Graph ............................................................................................................. 202 2D Waterfall Graph ................................................................................................. 204 Pie Charts............................................................................................................................... 206 Smith Charts .......................................................................................................................... 207 Vector Graphs........................................................................................................................ 209 X, Y, Angle, Magnitude Vector Graph ................................................................... 209 X, Y, X, Y Vector Graph ........................................................................................ 210 High-Low-Close Charts......................................................................................................... 211 Ternary Graphs ...................................................................................................................... 212 Multiple Layer Graphs........................................................................................................... 214 4 Panel Graph .......................................................................................................... 214 9 Panel Graph .......................................................................................................... 215 Double Y Axis Graph.............................................................................................. 216 Horizontal 2 Panel Graph ........................................................................................ 217 Stack Graph ............................................................................................................. 218 Vertical 2 Panel Graph ............................................................................................ 219 Indexed Size (Bubble) and Color Mapped Graphs................................................................ 220 Color Mapped Graph............................................................................................... 220 Indexed Size (Bubble) and Color Map Graph......................................................... 221 Indexed Size (Bubble) Graph .................................................................................. 222 3D XYY Graphs .................................................................................................................... 223 3D Bar Graph .......................................................................................................... 223 Ribbon Graph .......................................................................................................... 224 Wall Graph .............................................................................................................. 225 3D Waterfall Graph ................................................................................................. 226 3D XYZ Graphs .................................................................................................................... 227 3D Scatter Graph ..................................................................................................... 227 Trajectory Graph ..................................................................................................... 228 3D Surfaces ........................................................................................................................... 229 Bars.......................................................................................................................... 229 Color Fill Surface .................................................................................................... 230 Color Map Surface .................................................................................................. 231 Wire Frame Surface................................................................................................. 232 Wire Surface............................................................................................................ 233 X Constant with Base Surface................................................................................. 234 Y Constant with Base Surface................................................................................. 235 Contour Graphs ..................................................................................................................... 236 Black and White Lines with Labels Contour .......................................................... 236 Color Fill Contour ................................................................................................... 237 Gray Scale Map Contour......................................................................................... 238 Plotting: Graph Layers 239 Contents • dccxxxiv Contents Understanding Layers............................................................................................................ 239 Defining the Layer................................................................................................... 239 Reasons for Adding Another Layer to a Graph....................................................... 239 Defining the Active Layer ....................................................................................... 239 Terminology: Parent Layer vs. Child Layer........................................................... 240 Controlling the Display of Elements Associated with a Layer.............................................. 241 Displaying a Layer Background Color and Adding a Border ................................. 242 Displaying the Layer Frame .................................................................................... 243 Changing the Size of a Layer .................................................................................. 243 Controlling the Display and Scaling of the Objects in a Layer ............................... 246 Increasing the Redraw Speed in a Layer ................................................................. 247 Controlling the 3D Axis Length, Rotation, and Perspective in a Layer .................. 247 Controlling the Display of the 3D Planes in a Layer............................................... 250 Viewing a 3D Graph with a Perspective or Orthographic Projection ..................... 251 Hiding Data in the 3D XY Plane............................................................................. 252 Adding New Layers to the Graph.......................................................................................... 254 Adding a New Set of Axes with a Scale Independent of the First Layer ................ 254 Adding a New Set of Axes with a Scale which is Linked to the First Layer .......... 254 Converting a Single Layer Graph into Multiple Layers .......................................... 255 Copying Graphs Between Pages ............................................................................. 255 Adding an Inset Graph ............................................................................................ 256 Adding Layers During Layer Arrangement ............................................................ 257 Adding Layers by Merging Pages ........................................................................... 257 Using LabTalk to Add a Layer................................................................................ 257 Deleting Layers...................................................................................................................... 257 Hiding Layers ........................................................................................................................ 258 Linking Layers and Axes....................................................................................................... 258 Linking Layers to Control the Child Layer Position and Size................................. 258 Linking the Axes Between Layers .......................................................................... 260 Creating a Custom Link Between Temperature Scales ........................................... 262 Merging Existing Graph Windows........................................................................................ 263 Merging ................................................................................................................... 263 How Merging Affects Linked Layers...................................................................... 264 Converting a Multiple Layer Graph Window into Multiple Graph Windows....................... 264 Arranging Layers on the Page ............................................................................................... 265 Using the Add & Arrange Layers Menu Command................................................ 265 Exchanging Layer Positions with the Layer Tool ................................................... 265 Overlaying Layers with the Layer Tool .................................................................. 266 Arranging Layers with the Layer Tool.................................................................... 266 Arranging Layers using the Layer's Plot Details Dialog Box ................................. 266 Manually Positioning Layers on the Page ............................................................... 267 The Layer Tool ...................................................................................................................... 267 Plotting: The Axes 271 General Tips on Editing the Axes.......................................................................................... 271 Axes and Axes Titles ............................................................................................................. 273 Contents • dccxxxv Contents Turning On and Off the Display of the Axes and Tick Labels................................ 273 Changing the Axis Scale and Increment ................................................................. 275 Changing the Length of the Axis ............................................................................ 276 Changing the Axis Scale Type ................................................................................ 276 Controlling the Axis Rescale Mode ........................................................................ 277 Adding, Deleting, and Formatting an Axis Break in a 2D Graph ........................... 278 Adding a Grid.......................................................................................................... 279 Adding, Editing, and Positioning an Axis Title ...................................................... 279 Adjusting the Axis Position..................................................................................... 280 Exchanging the X and Y Axes in a 2D Graph Layer .............................................. 281 Linking Axes in Different Layers ........................................................................... 281 Ticks and Tick Labels............................................................................................................ 281 Customizing Ticks................................................................................................... 281 Customizing Tick Labels......................................................................................... 282 Advanced Control over Tick Labels ....................................................................... 282 Reference Section: The Axis Dialog Box............................................................................. 282 The Scale Tab.......................................................................................................... 283 The Title & Format Tab .......................................................................................... 287 The Grid Lines Tab ................................................................................................. 289 The Break Tab ......................................................................................................... 291 The Tick Labels Tab................................................................................................ 293 The Minor Tick Labels Tab..................................................................................... 297 The Custom Tick Labels Tab .................................................................................. 299 Creating a Time Series Graph................................................................................................ 301 Plotting: Customizing the Graph 303 Data Plots: General Tips....................................................................................................... 303 Making a Data Plot Active ...................................................................................... 303 Selecting the Data Plot You Want to Edit ............................................................... 303 Switching Between Graph Types ............................................................................ 305 Controlling the Display Properties of a Group of Data Plots .................................. 306 Controlling the Display Properties of a Data Point ................................................. 308 Customizing the Colors in Your Data Plot.............................................................. 309 Using Data Sets as a Plotting Enhancement............................................................ 314 Clipping the Data Plot to the Frame ........................................................................ 318 Hiding Data Plots .................................................................................................... 318 Setting the Data Plot's Display Range ..................................................................... 318 Rescaling the Axes to Display Data that Extends Beyond the Current Axes Range....................................................................................................................... 320 Connecting Lines Across Missing Data .................................................................. 320 Displaying Every nth Data Point .............................................................................. 321 Moving a Data Point................................................................................................ 321 Deleting a Data Point .............................................................................................. 321 Displaying the Data Plot's Worksheet Data............................................................. 321 Data Plots: Customizing Specific Elements ......................................................................... 322 Symbols ................................................................................................................... 322 Contents • dccxxxvi Contents Lines ........................................................................................................................ 329 Fill Patterns ............................................................................................................. 334 Column, Bar, and Box Spacing ............................................................................... 335 Pie Slices ................................................................................................................. 337 Vectors .................................................................................................................... 340 Contours .................................................................................................................. 343 3D Surfaces ............................................................................................................. 350 Error Bars ................................................................................................................ 354 Data Labels.............................................................................................................. 355 Legends and Color Scales...................................................................................................... 357 Creating and Updating a Legend............................................................................. 358 Changing the Legend Text ...................................................................................... 358 Displaying Data Plots from Different Layers in One Legend ................................. 360 Adding an Individual Data Point to the Legend...................................................... 361 How to Have Complete Control Over the Legend Display..................................... 362 Setting the Active Data Plot using the Legend........................................................ 363 Controlling the Width of the Data Plot Type Icons in the Legend.......................... 363 Displaying and Editing Color Scales....................................................................... 363 Text Labels ............................................................................................................................ 365 Creating and Editing Text Labels............................................................................ 365 Supported Escape Sequences .................................................................................. 370 Resolving Math Expressions in Text Labels ........................................................... 373 Linking Text Labels to Data and Variables............................................................. 373 Lines, Arrows, and Other Annotations .................................................................................. 374 Drawing Lines and Arrows ..................................................................................... 374 Drawing Boxes, Circles, Polygons, and Regions .................................................... 376 Editing Objects ........................................................................................................ 376 Grouping Objects .................................................................................................... 380 Aligning Objects ..................................................................................................... 380 Moving Objects to the Front or the Back ................................................................ 381 Hiding Objects......................................................................................................... 381 Associating LabTalk Script with an Object............................................................. 381 Adding a Scale Object to Your Graph..................................................................... 385 Pasting Graphics from the Clipboard ...................................................................... 386 Exchanging Graphics Between Graph Windows .................................................................. 386 Copying the Entire Page of the Active Graph Window (as an Active Layer) to another Graph Window ........................................................................................... 386 Copying the Entire Page of the Active Graph Window (as an Object) to another Graph Window ........................................................................................................ 387 Copying Labels via the Clipboard........................................................................... 387 Plotting: Customizing the Page Display 389 Setting the Page Orientation .................................................................................................. 389 Available Page Viewing Modes: Speed vs. Accuracy.......................................................... 389 How Origin Generates Screen Images .................................................................... 389 Print View ............................................................................................................... 390 Contents • dccxxxvii Contents Page View ............................................................................................................... 390 Window View ......................................................................................................... 390 Draft View............................................................................................................... 391 Full Screen............................................................................................................... 391 The Miscellaneous Tab of the Page's Plot Details Dialog Box ............................... 391 Other Ways to Increase Redraw Speed ................................................................................. 393 Controlling the Graph Window Redraw Conditions ............................................... 394 Hiding Labels, Data, and Layers ............................................................................. 394 Setting the Dimensions of the Graph Page ............................................................................ 395 Setting the Page Color and Other Page Display Preferences................................................. 397 Controlling the Display of Graph Legends on the Page ........................................................ 399 Changing the View of the Page ............................................................................................. 400 Zooming In and Out ................................................................................................ 400 Displaying the Whole Page ..................................................................................... 401 Duplicating the Page Layout in all Your Graph Windows.................................................... 401 Creating Your Graphic Presentation 403 Introduction to Creating Presentations .................................................................................. 403 Using the Layout Page Window ............................................................................................ 404 Opening a Layout Page Window............................................................................. 404 Adding a Graph or Worksheet Picture to the Layout Page Window ...................... 404 Working with Pictures in the Layout Page Window ............................................... 404 Enhancing the Redraw Speed in a Layout Page Window ....................................... 407 Sharing Your Origin Graph with Another Application ......................................................... 408 Should I Insert My Graph or Create a Link to My Graph? ..................................... 408 Controlling the Size of your Linked or Inserted Graph........................................... 409 Inserting Your Graph into Another Application ..................................................... 409 Editing an Inserted Graph in the Destination Application ...................................... 411 Creating a Link to Your Graph in Another Application.......................................... 411 Editing a Linked Graph in the Destination Application .......................................... 412 Exporting Your Graph or Layout Page.................................................................................. 412 Exporting Your Graph or Layout Page Using the Clipboard .................................. 412 Exporting Your Graph or Layout Page to an Image File ........................................ 413 Which Export Format Should I Choose? ................................................................ 414 Controlling the Size of the Exported Image ............................................................ 416 Inserting Origin Data Plot Symbols and Lines in Other Applications................................... 417 A Note on Making 35 mm Slides .......................................................................................... 417 Printing 419 Checking Your Display Options Before Printing .................................................................. 419 Previewing Before Printing ................................................................................................... 419 Print Preview Mode................................................................................................. 419 A Note About Displaying and Printing Fonts........................................................................ 420 Printing to the Printer ............................................................................................................ 420 Printing to a PostScript File................................................................................................... 425 Contents • dccxxxviii Contents Printing Your PostScript File .................................................................................. 425 How PostScript Files Differ from Encapsulated PostScript Files ........................... 426 Troubleshooting Printing Problems....................................................................................... 426 Data Analysis 429 Selecting the Active Data Plot for Analysis .......................................................................... 429 The Results Log..................................................................................................................... 429 Data Exploration Tools.......................................................................................................... 430 The Data Display Tool ............................................................................................ 430 The Data Selector Tool............................................................................................ 432 The Data Reader Tool ............................................................................................. 433 The Screen Reader Tool .......................................................................................... 435 The Enlarger Tool and Undo Enlarge ..................................................................... 435 Zoom In and Zoom Out........................................................................................... 437 Region of Interest (Image Data) .............................................................................. 437 Masking Data from Analysis ................................................................................................. 438 Simple Math .......................................................................................................................... 439 Performing Math Operations................................................................................... 439 Performing Calculations on Data Sets Using LabTalk............................................ 440 Subtracting Reference Data..................................................................................... 445 Subtracting a Straight Line...................................................................................... 446 Translating Vertically or Horizontally .................................................................... 446 Averaging Multiple Curves ..................................................................................... 446 Interpolating and Extrapolating............................................................................... 447 Differentiating ......................................................................................................... 447 Differentiating using Savitzky-Golay Smoothing ................................................... 448 Integrating ............................................................................................................... 448 Statistics................................................................................................................................. 449 Descriptive Statistics ............................................................................................... 449 Creating Box Charts ................................................................................................ 452 Creating QC Charts ................................................................................................. 455 Creating Histograms................................................................................................ 457 One Sample t-Tests ................................................................................................. 457 Two Sample t-Tests................................................................................................. 461 One-Way ANOVA.................................................................................................. 467 Two-way ANOVA .................................................................................................. 471 Survival Analysis .................................................................................................... 477 Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) ............................................................................................... 482 Using the FFT Tool ................................................................................................. 486 Performing a Backward FFT ................................................................................... 489 FFT Mathematical Descriptions .............................................................................. 490 Correlation using the FFT ....................................................................................... 492 Convolution using the FFT...................................................................................... 492 Deconvolution using the FFT.................................................................................. 493 Data Smoothing and Filtering................................................................................................ 494 Smoothing using Savitzky-Golay Filtering ............................................................. 494 Contents • dccxxxix Contents Smoothing using Adjacent Averaging .................................................................... 494 FFT Filter Smoothing.............................................................................................. 495 Using the Smoothing Tool ...................................................................................... 495 Digital Filtering ....................................................................................................... 497 Baseline and Peak Analysis ................................................................................................... 500 The Pick Peaks Tool................................................................................................ 500 The Baseline Tool ................................................................................................... 502 Other Data Utilities................................................................................................................ 506 Sorting Data............................................................................................................. 506 Normalizing Data .................................................................................................... 507 Curve Fitting 509 Before You Begin.................................................................................................................. 509 Linear Fitting From the Menu ............................................................................................... 510 Linear Regression.................................................................................................... 510 Polynomial Regression............................................................................................ 511 Multiple Regression ................................................................................................ 512 Linear Fitting Using the Tools............................................................................................... 512 The Linear Fit Tool ................................................................................................. 512 The Polynomial Fit Tool ......................................................................................... 516 A Note on Linear Fitting Theory ........................................................................................... 520 Theory of Linear Regression................................................................................... 520 Theory of Polynomial Regression ........................................................................... 523 Theory of Multiple Regression................................................................................ 524 Nonlinear Curve Fitting from the Menu ................................................................................ 525 First Order Exponential Decay................................................................................ 525 Second Order Exponential Decay ........................................................................... 525 Third Order Exponential Decay .............................................................................. 525 Exponential Growth ................................................................................................ 526 Gaussian .................................................................................................................. 526 Lorentzian................................................................................................................ 526 Sigmoidal ................................................................................................................ 527 Fitting a Data Plot with Multiple Peaks................................................................... 531 The Fit Comparison Tool....................................................................................................... 532 The NLSF Wizard ................................................................................................................. 533 Creating a Custom Wizard ...................................................................................... 534 The Nonlinear Least Squares Fitter ....................................................................................... 536 Entering the Nonlinear Least Squares Curve Fitting Session.................................. 537 Using the Fitter in the Basic Mode: Examples ....................................................... 538 The Dialog Boxes of the Basic Mode...................................................................... 539 Using the Fitter in the Advanced Mode .................................................................. 543 Before you Start: The Chi-Square Minimization ................................................... 547 Selecting an Existing Fitting Function .................................................................... 549 User-Defined Fitting Functions............................................................................... 550 Selecting the Data Sets ............................................................................................ 568 Starting the Fitting................................................................................................... 570 Contents • dccxl Contents The Fitting Results .................................................................................................. 573 Controlling the Fitting Procedure............................................................................ 577 Setting the Parameter Constraints ........................................................................... 579 Simulation of Data................................................................................................... 581 Running Scripts at Specified Triggers..................................................................... 583 Fitting Multiple Peaks with Replicas of the Function ............................................. 588 Initializing the Fitter ................................................................................................ 590 Using the Fitter with the Network Version of Origin............................................................ 590 Fitting Strategies.................................................................................................................... 591 Do I need NLSF? .................................................................................................... 591 Using the Built-in Functions ................................................................................... 591 Parameter Initialization ........................................................................................... 591 When the Fitting Procedure Does Not Converge .................................................... 592 Setting Your Preferences 595 Starting Origin with a Specific File ....................................................................................... 595 Adjusting How Origin Starts by Modifying the Command Line .......................................... 595 Using a Different Initialization File When Starting Origin ..................................... 596 Specifying a Menu Level When Starting Origin ..................................................... 596 Adding a New or Additional Configuration File..................................................... 597 Directing Origin to Start by Opening a Worksheet Based on a Specific Template. 597 Network Switches ................................................................................................... 597 Directing Origin to Start by Opening a Specific File .............................................. 598 The Origin Start Up Sequence................................................................................. 598 Controlling the Default Window Type when You Open a New Project ............................... 600 Setting Your Preferences with the Options Dialog Box ........................................................ 600 Opening the Options Dialog Box ............................................................................ 600 Saving the Settings in the Options Dialog Box for Future Origin Sessions............ 601 Reference Section: The Options Dialog Box ......................................................... 601 Customizing the Color Palette ............................................................................................... 623 Creating Custom Colors from the Color Buttons .................................................................. 625 Customizing Templates ......................................................................................................... 625 Creating a Custom Template ................................................................................... 625 Creating a Window Based on a Custom Template.................................................. 626 Attributes Saved with a Worksheet Template ......................................................... 627 Attributes Saved with a Graph Template ................................................................ 627 Attributes Saved with a Matrix Template................................................................ 628 Customizing Toolbars............................................................................................................ 629 The Customize Toolbar Dialog Box........................................................................ 629 Creating a Button that Performs a Custom Task ..................................................... 631 Creating a Group of Buttons that Perform Custom Tasks....................................... 633 Modifying Custom Button Groups.......................................................................... 634 Exchanging Tools by Exporting Button Groups ..................................................... 634 Sharing Origin Files 639 Contents • dccxli Contents Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 639 Packing Files.......................................................................................................................... 639 Un-packing Files.................................................................................................................... 640 Index 641 Contents • dccxlii Index Index . .AI files exporting 413, 606 .BMP files exporting 413 .CGM files exporting 413, 606 .DXF files exporting 413, 606 .EMF files exporting 413, 606 .EPS files exporting 413, 606 .INI files starting Origin 589, 590 .JPG files exporting 413 .OGG files inserting in destination OLE 2 410 linking graphs in other programs OLE 2 412 .OGM files opening matrix templates 103 .OPJ files See also Project exchanging font substitution 426 graph orientation 427 labels resizing 426 linking graphs in other programs OLE 2 411 .OTM files opening matrix files 103 .OTW files opening worksheet templates 39, 71 .PCX files exporting 413 .PDF files exporting 413, 606 .PNG files exporting 413 .PS files printing 425 printing to 417, 425 .PSD files exporting 413 .TGA files exporting 413 .TIF files exporting 413 .WMF files exporting 414, 606 .XPM files exporting 414 .XWD files exporting 414 @ @letter variable legend 359 2 2 digit year date value 65 2 point segment graph 182 2000 year compliance 65, 301 2D binning worksheet to matrix conversion 110 2D graphs 2 panel 217 2 point segment 182 3 point segment 183 4 panel 214 9 panel 215 area 200 bar 193, 334, 336 box chart 334, 336, 452 bubble 222, 315 clipping data outside XY axis range 247 color mapped 220, 311, 344, 346 color scale 364 column 195, 334, 336 double Y axis 216 fill area 201, 333, 334, 336 floating bar 196 floating column 197 high-low-close 211 Index • 641 Index histogram with probabilities 457 histograms 334, 336, 457 horizontal step 184 indexed size 222, 315 indexed size and color mapped 221 layer redraw speed graphic image caching 245, 247 speed mode 245, 247 line 185, 329 line series 186 line+symbol 188, 325, 329 page redraw speed hiding data plots 395 hiding labels 395 hiding layers 395 redraw conditions 392, 394, 613 viewing mode 390, 391 pie 206, 334, 336, 339 polar 202, 334, 336 QC chart 455 scatter 189, 325 Smith Chart 207 spline connected 190 stack 218 stack bar 198 stack column 199 ternary 212 toolbar 9 vector 209, 210, 342 vertical 2 panel 219 vertical drop line 191 vertical step 192 waterfall 204 3 3 point segment graph 183 3D Bars tab Plot Details dialog box 353 3D graphs bar 223, 229, 334, 336, 353 changing perspective 249, 251 clipping data outside XY axis range 252 color fill surface 230, 350, 352 color map surface 231, 344, 346, 350, 352 column 223, 229 displaying back planes 251 displaying outline of front planes 251 layer redraw speed graphic image caching 245, 247 speed mode 245, 247 multiple data plots in layer 169 page redraw speed hiding data plots 395 hiding labels 395 hiding layers 395 redraw conditions 392, 394, 613 viewing mode 390, 391 pie 206, 339 plotting matrix data 163 ribbon 224 rotating 248 tick labels 249 scatter 227, 329 projections 329 setting axis length 248 tilting 248 trajectory 228, 329 projections 329 wall 225, 334, 336 waterfall 226, 334, 336 wire frame surface 232, 350, 352 wire surface 233, 350, 352 X constant with base surface 234, 350, 352 Y constant with base surface 235, 350, 352 3D Rotation toolbar 248 4 4 digit year date value 65 4 panel graph 214 9 9 panel graph 215 A AC component fast Fourier transform 488 Active data plot selecting 303, 363 Index • 642 Index Adding data plot to layer 164, 167, 168 layers to graph 254 Adjacent averaging smoothing data 495 Adobe Illustrator graphic export file format 413, 606 Adobe PhotShop graphic export file format 413 After Fitting dialog box 582 AI files exporting 413, 606 Aligning axis tick labels 300 Alphanumeric symbols box around 324, 326 displaying in data plot 323, 326 Amplitude normalization fast Fourier transform 488 Analysis averaging data 447 calculations on data sets 440 data coordinates 433 data frequency count 450 differentiating data 448 Savitzky-Golay 448 extrapolating data 440, 447 fast Fourier transform 482 filtering data band block filter 499 band pass filter 499 high pass filter 498 low pass filter 498 threshold filter 500 finding peaks 500, 502 integrating data 448 Baseline tool 502 interpolating data 440, 447 linear regression 510, 512 masking data 438 math operations 439 multiple regression 512 normality test 450 normalizing data 507 polynomial regression 511, 516 range of data 432 results of Results Log 24, 429 smoothing data adjacent averaging 495 FFT filter 495 Savitzky-Golay 494 sorting data 506 statistics on data 449 box chart 452 histogram 457 histogram with probabilities 457 One-Way ANOVA 467 QC chart 455 survival analysis 477 t-Test 457, 461 Two-Way ANOVA 472 subtract reference data 446 subtract straight line 446 translating data 446 Analysis of variance 467, 472 Angular range setting for polar graph 203 Angular units global setting 597 Annotations See also Text label aligning 380 aligning to grid 381 arrows 374 aligning 375 arrowhead 374 circles 376 copying to the Clipboard 387 grouping 380 hiding 381 lines 374 aligning 375 horizontal 375 vertical 375 moving front or back 381 pasting from Clipboard 386 rectangles 376 text label 365 ANSI character set 365, 372 Apparent fit linear regression 513 Appending projects 29 Application development Index • 643 Index distributing your application 623 Area graphs 2D waterfall 204 3D waterfall 226 area 200 fill area 201 fill area graph 333 Arranging layers in graph 257, 265, 266, 267 Arrow tool 374 Arrowheads annotations 374 vector graph 342 Arrows adding to graph 374 adjusting the arrowheads 374 aligning in graph 375 Bezier curve 375 curved 375 ASCII character display text label 371 ASCII Export Into dialog box 141 ASCII file default path 598 drag-and-drop import 120, 134, 164 exporting data 141 range 142 significant digits 141 importing into graph window 117, 118 file header 117 importing into matrix window 108 importing into worksheet window 121, 125 file header 124 file structure 123 range 126 importing multiple into worksheet window 128 ASCII Import Options for Worksheet dialog box 123 Associate Excel Worksheet dialog box 79 AutoCAD Drawing Interchange graphic export file format 413, 606 AutoExec macro Origin start up sequence 593 Automatic color for data plot 309 Automation drag-and-drop data 121, 135, 164 Averaging data 447 Axis adding a break 278, 292 connecting data across 278, 398 removing 278, 292 adding independent axes 254, 268 adding linked axes 254, 268 changing 3D perspective 249, 251 changing increment 275 changing position 280, 288 changing rescale mode 277, 285 changing scale type 276, 284 linear 284 ln logarithmic 284 log2 284 logarithmic 284 logit 284 offset reciprocal 276, 284 probability 284 probit 284 reciprocal 284 clipping data outside XY axis range 243, 247, 252 clipping data outside Z axis range 352 color 288 display control 247 displaying 288 displaying 3D back planes 251 displaying 3D front planes outline 251 displaying frame around layer 243 displaying opposite line 290 displaying right Y 273 tick labels 274 displaying scale using scale object 131, 385 displaying top X 273 tick labels 274 displaying X value 131 exchanging X and Y 281 grid lines 279, 290 on top of data 279 polar graph 203 hiding 274, 288 linking layers 258, 261 custom 262 positioning with grid 280 rescaling to show all data 320 rotating 3D 248 tick labels 249 scale 275, 276 Axis Zoom In and Out 276 Index • 644 Index cumulative Y scale 337 displaying scale using scale object 131, 385 displaying X value 131 Enlarger tool 275, 435 selecting in Axis dialog box Scale list box 272, 283 setting 3D length 248 setting the length of 244, 276 thickness 288 tick customizing 281 first major 286 increment 285 length 282, 288 minor increment 286 minor labels 298 number on axis 286 tick label 282, 294 adding special 300 aligning 300 decimal places 296 divide by factor 296 format 296 prefix or suffix 296 rotating 300 time series 301 type 294 tilting 3D 248 title 279, 288 moving from default position 280 Axis dialog box Break tab 291 Custom Tick Labels tab 299 Grid Lines tab 289 Minor Tick Labels tab 297 opening 271 Scale list box 272, 283 Scale tab 283 selecting an axis 272, 283 Tick Labels tab 293 Title & Format tab 287 Axis tab Options dialog box 599 Plot Details dialog box 248 Axon file importing 130 plotting 131 scale object 131 X value indicator object 131 B Back planes displaying in 3D 251 Background tab Plot Details dialog box 242 Backslash character in text labels 372 Backup file creating 27, 615 Backward Fast Fourier transform 486, 490 Band block filter 499 Band pass filter 499 Bar graphs 3D bar 223, 229, 353 bar 193 change into column graph 281 customizing patterns 334 customizing spacing 336 floating bar graph 196 stack bar graph 198 stacking 337 Bars (3D) tab Plot Details dialog box 353 Bars (graphs) See Columns (graphs) Baseline tool 502 Batch importing ASCII files graph 118 worksheet 128 Batch printing Excel workbooks Project Explorer 420 functions 421 Project Explorer 420 graphs 421 Project Explorer 420 layout pages 421 Project Explorer 420 worksheets Project Explorer 420 Index • 645 Index Bezier line connection in data plot 332 Binning 2D worksheet to matrix conversion 110 customizing for box chart 454 Bisection search reading data points 435, 613 Bitmap buffering layer redraw speed 245, 247 Bitmaps displaying as data plot symbols 322, 326, 603 graphic export file format 413 pasting from Clipboard 386 Blackman window function fast Fourier transform 488, 492 BMP files exporting 413 Bold text label 371 Boltzmann 522 Bonferroni One-Way ANOVA 467 Two-Way ANOVA 472 Border displaying around axes 290 displaying around layer 243 for fill 334 pie removing 338 Box around data plot symbols 324, 326 displaying around axes 290 Box chart 452 customizing binning 454 customizing box 453 customizing data 454 customizing patterns 334 customizing spacing 336 customizing whiskers 453 interpolating for percentiles global setting 603 overlaying distribution curve 454 Box tab Plot Details dialog box 453 Boxes (graphs) See Columns (graphs) Break tab Axis dialog box 291 B-spline line connection in data plot 331 Bubble and color mapped graph 221 Bubble graph 222, 315 Buffering layer redraw speed 245, 247 Built-in functions using with NLSF 586 C Caching graphic images layer redraw speed 245, 247 Categorical data 67, 176 CGM files exporting 413, 606 Character map 365 Character set 365, 372 Charting See Plotting Child layer 240, 254 Chi-square calculating nonlinear least squares fitter 538, 567 definition 532, 544, 565 local minimum nonlinear least squares fitter 587 minimizing nonlinear least squares fitter 542, 587, 588 tolerance between iterations nonlinear least squares fitter 572 Circle adding object to graph 376 Circle tool 376 Circular grid polar graph 203 Clearing data in worksheet 48 Clipboard copying data signigicant digits 141 copying data between worksheets 143 copying data from worksheet 142 copying graphs as objects 387 copying graphs between pages 387 copying labels between graph windows 387 exporting graphs 412 Index • 646 Index page size 606 resolution 607 speed mode 392 exporting layout pages 412 pasting data into worksheet 140 linking 140 transpose 140 Clipping color map surface graph 3D 352 data to frame 243, 247, 252, 318 setting margins for data plots 247 Code Builder programming 25 Color fill surface graph 3D 230, 350, 352 Color images importing 144 plotting 145 viewing with custom palettes 146 Color map surface graph 3D 231, 344, 346, 350, 352 displaying contour projections 352 Z clipping 352 Color Map tab Plot Details dialog box 344 Color mapped and indexed size graph 221 Color mapped graph 220, 311, 341, 344, 346 color scale 364 Color palette customizing 617 Color Palette dialog box 618 Color scale See also Legend display in graph 363 Color Scale Control dialog box 364 Colors axis 288 color mapping data plot 311, 344, 346 color scale 364 vectors 341 creating a custom color 310 customizing color palette 617 customizing in data plot 309 direct RGB in data plot 311 displaying in layer 242 displaying in page 398 incrementing in data plot 310 indexing in data plot 311 line color in legend 362 matrix background 53 selecting automatic 309 symbol edge color in legend 362 symbol fill color in legend 363 text label 371 worksheet background 53 Column graphs 3D column 223, 229 change into bar graph 281 column 195 customizing patterns 334 customizing spacing 336 floating column graph 197 stack column graph 199 Column toolbar moving worksheet columns 40 Columns (graphs) bar thickness 337 fill patterns 334 gap between 336 log scale controls global setting 602 overlap 337 show zero value global setting 602 stacking 337 Columns (matrix) heading height 53 Columns (worksheets) See also Data, Data set adding 39 assigning incremental X values 47 associations in worksheets 55, 59, 154 calculations on using LabTalk 440 categorical data 67 changing data running script 68 changing the width 40, 63 copying data 44 copying data between 143 data frequency count 450 date 60, 65 day of week 60, 65 deleting 40 deleting data 48 deleting data point 321 displaying as tick labels 295 displaying column labels 52 displaying column names 52 Index • 647 Index displaying default X values 58 editing a cell value 43 exporting data 48 ASCII file 141 Clipboard 142 extracting data 69 filling with a function 45, 46 filling with normal random numbers 45 filling with row numbers 45 filling with uniform random numbers 45 heading tick label 295 heading height 53 importing data 44 running script 68 inserting 40 inserting data 47 labeling 54, 63 from import header 125, 126 math operations 439 maximum points layer redraw speed 245, 247 missing values 48 month 60, 65 moving 40 naming 54, 59 from import header 125 normality test 450 normalizing data 507 numeric 60 pasting data into 140 linking 140 transposing 140 plotting adjacent 56 plotting as labels 355, 356 ANSI character set 365, 372 plotting nonadjacent 56, 159, 160, 162, 167 plotting when no X data 57, 156 selecting adjacent 50 selecting all in worksheet 49 selecting for color indexing 311 selecting for color mapping 311, 344, 346 color scale 364 selecting for RGB colors 311 selecting for symbol interior 315 selecting for symbol shape 315, 316 selecting for symbol size 315 selecting for vector angle 315 selecting for vector magnitude 315 selecting nonadjacent 50 setting data type 60 setting default X values 58 setting display format 61 date 62, 65 day of week 63, 65 month 63, 65 numeric 61, 64 time 62, 65 setting plotting designations 55, 59 disregard 56 error 56 label 56 multiple X 56 X 56 Y 56 Z 56 setting the display range 49 from import file 125 sorting data 506 statistics 449 interpolating for percentiles 603 supported engineering notation 43, 61 text 60 text and numeric 60 Origin 4.1 issues 60, 614 time 60, 65 transposing with rows 41, 613 typing data 42 Command line starting Origin with a specific sequence 589 Compliance year 2000 65, 301 Computer Graphics Metafile graphic export file format 413, 606 Confidence bands linear regression 515 nonlinear least squares fitter 569 polynomial regression 519 Confidence level linear regression 513, 517 nonlinear least squares fitter 569 Configuration file starting Origin 590, 591 Constants Index • 648 Index defining nonlinear least squares fitter 580 Constraints imposing on parameters nonlinear least squares fitter 575, 579, 588 Contour graphs black and white with labels 236 color fill 237 contour labels 348, 349, 356 contour levels 344, 346 contour lines 347 gray scale map 238 layer redraw speed graphic image caching 245, 247 speed mode 245, 247 page redraw speed hiding data plots 395 hiding labels 395 hiding layers 395 redraw conditions 392, 394, 613 viewing mode 390, 391 plotting matrix data 163 Contour Labels dialog box Plot Details dialog box 348 Contour Lines dialog box Plot Details dialog box 347 Contour projections displaying with color map surface graph 352 Contours tab Plot Details dialog box 344 Control Parameters dialog box 572 Converting Excel workbook to matrix direct 80, 110 matrix to worksheet direct 114 XYZ columns 114 worksheet to matrix 2D binning 110 direct 110 expand 110 random XYZ data 113 regular XYZ data 111 sparse XYZ data 112 Convolution fast Fourier transform 492 Coordinate Data Display tool 430 Coordinates of data point 433 Copying data from worksheet 44 graphs export 412 OLE 2 409 speed mode 392 layers between pages 255 layout pages export 412 Correlation fast Fourier transform 492 Cox Proportional Hazards Model survival analysis 477 Criteria extracting data from worksheet 69 Crop marks printing graph 396, 421 CTRL column selection in worksheet 50, 56 Cube displaying front outlines in 3D 251 Curve See Data plot Curve fitter See Nonlinear least squares fitter Curved Arrow tool 375 Custom color for data plot 310 Custom Tick Labels tab Axis dialog box 299 D Danielson-Lanczos lemma 491 Data See also Worksheet, Data set, Columns (worksheets), Data file analysis averaging 447 differentiating 448 extrapolating 440, 447 fast Fourier transform 482 frequency count 450 integrating 448, 502 interpolating 440, 447 linear regression 510, 512 masking 438 multiple regression 512 Index • 649 Index normality test 450 normalizing 507 polynomial regression 511, 516 Results Log 429 smoothing 494, 495 sorting 506 statistics 449, 452, 455, 457, 461, 467, 472, 477 subtraction 446 translating 446 assigning incremental X values 47 copying in worksheet 44 deleting in worksheet 48 displaying as tick labels 295 dragging into graph 168 editing a cell value 43 exporting from worksheet 48 extracting from worksheet 69 filling column with normal random numbers 45 filling column with row numbers 45 filling column with uniform random numbers 45 filtering band block 499 band pass 499 high pass 498 low pass 498 threshold 500 importing in worksheet 44 ODBC 135 running script 68 inserting in a column 47 linking to a text label 373 making changes in worksheet running script 68 masking from analysis 438 math operations 439, 440 maximum points layer redraw speed 245, 247 missing values in worksheet 48 peak analysis 500, 502 plotting error bars 174 random XYZ converting to matrix 113 regular XYZ converting to matrix 111 selecting adjacent worksheet columns 50, 56 selecting all in worksheet 49 selecting nonadjacent worksheet columns 50, 56 selecting worksheet cells 51 selecting worksheet rows 50 setting as categorical 67 setting default separator 596 setting matrix display format 104 setting the worksheet display range 49 setting values with a function 45, 46 matrix 106 setting worksheet column data type 60 setting worksheet column display format 61 date 62, 65 day of week 63, 65 month 63, 65 numeric 61, 64 time 62, 65 sparse XYZ converting to matrix 112 supported engineering notation 43, 61 time series axis 285, 301 typing in worksheet 42 Data Display tool 430 Data Display Format dialog box 432 Data file ASCII exporting 141 exporting range 142 file header 117, 124 file structure 123 importing into graph window 117, 118 importing into matrix window 108 importing into worksheet window 121, 125, 128 importing range into worksheet window 126 Axon importing into worksheet window 130 dBASE importing into worksheet window 129 DIF importing into worksheet window 129 Kaleidagraph importing into worksheet window 130 LabTech importing into worksheet window 129 Lotus importing into worksheet window 129 Mathematica importing into worksheet window 130 Index • 650 Index MiniTab importing into worksheet window 132, 134 SigmaPlot importing into worksheet window 132, 134 Sound importing into worksheet window 130 Data Import Options for Worksheet dialog box 125 Data labels 355 ANSI character set 365, 372 format 356 Data list active data plot 153 definition 153 error bar data plot 175 Excel workbook data 82 Data plot 3D bars 353 3D grids 351 3D side walls 352 3D surfaces 351, 352 top and bottom contours 352 adding to layer 164, 167, 168 averaging 447 basing symbol interior on data set 315 basing symbol shape on data set 315, 316 basing symbol size on data set 315 basing vector angle on data set 315 basing vector magnitude on data set 315 Bezier line connection type 332 b-spine line connection type 331 changing graph types 305 clipping data outside Z axis range 352 clipping data to frame 318 color mapping 311, 344, 346 color scale 364 columns bar thickness 337 fill pattern 334 gap between 336 overlap 337 stacking 337 connect line across axis break 278, 398 connect line across missing value 320, 398 contour color map levels 344, 346 contour labels 348, 349, 356 contour lines 347 creating from selected worksheet data 155 without highlighting worksheet data 156 creating a custom color 310 customizing a data point 308 customizing colors 309, 325 data labels 355, 356 ANSI character set 365, 372 defining 152 deleting 166 deleting a data point 321 differentiating 448 Savitzky-Golay 448 display every nth 321, 327 display over axes 247 displaying a range 167 displaying coordinates 430 error bars 354 extracting to different layers 255 extrapolating 440, 447 fast Fourier transform 482 fill area 333 fill patterns selecting the border 334 selecting the fill 335, 346 from Excel workbook 81 graphic image caching fast redraw 245, 247 grid on top of 247, 279 grouping in layer 167, 306 hiding 247, 318 fast redraw 395 incrementing color 310 incrementing display properties 307 indexing color 311 integrating 448 Baseline tool 502 interpolating 447 line color 332 line connection type 331 line style 332 line width 332 linear regression 510, 512 lines in front of symbols 330 list of layer contents 153 magnifying 435 making active 303, 363 Index • 651 Index making worksheet active 321 moving a data point 321 peak analysis 500, 502 pie 3D view 339 customizing labels 338, 340 displacement 339 removing box around 338 rotation 339 slice thickness 339 polynomial regression 511, 516 primary data set 153 range for analysis 432 range for fitting 509 reading data point 433 bisection search 435, 613 reordering in layer 166 rescaling to show all 320 RGB color 311 segment line connection type 331 selecting an analysis range 432 selecting automatic color 309 selecting to customize 303 setting as active 153 setting display range 319 show active data plot in legend 400 smoothing adjacent averaging 495 FFT filter 495 Savitzky-Golay 494 speed mode fast redraw 245, 247 spline line connection type 331 statistics 449 box chart 452 histogram 457 histogram with probabilities 457 QC chart 455 step line connection type 332 straight line connection type 331 style holders 622 subtract reference data 446 subtract straight line 446 symbols 3D projections 329 alphanumeric 323, 326 box around 324, 326 custom bitmaps 322, 326, 603 drop lines 327 edge thickness 325 gallery 322, 602 gap with line 330 geometric 323, 326 grouped 324 size 325 translating 446 vector arrowheads 342 color as magnitude 341 vector width 342 Data plot style holder 622 Data point customizing 308 deleting 321 displaying in legend 361 maximum points layer redraw speed 245, 247 moving 321 reading 433 bisection search 435, 613 Data Reader tool 433 bisection search 435, 613 Data Selector tool 432, 509 Data set See also Data, Columns (worksheets) assigning incremental X values 47 calculations on using LabTalk 440 changing data running script 68 copying data 44 date 60, 65 day of week 60 definition 153 deleting 166 deleting data 48 deleting data point 321 determing if two data sets are different 527 displaying as tick labels 295 displaying default X values 58 editing a cell value 43 exporting data 48 extracting data 69 filling with a function 45, 46 matrix 106 filling with normal random numbers 45 Index • 652 Index filling with row numbers 45 filling with uniform random numbers 45 importing data 44 running script 68 inserting data 47 math operations 439 missing values 48 month 60 moving data point 321 naming convention 153 numeric 60 plotting adjacent 56 plotting as labels 355, 356 ANSI character set 365, 372 plotting nonadjacent 56 plotting when no X data 57 primary 153 selecting adjacent 50 selecting all in worksheet 49 selecting for color indexing 311 selecting for color mapping 311, 344, 346 color scale 364 selecting for RGB colors 311 selecting for symbol interior 315 selecting for symbol shape 315, 316 selecting for symbol size 315 selecting for vector angle 315 selecting for vector magnitude 315 selecting nonadjacent 50 setting data type 60 setting default X values 58 setting plotting designations 55, 59 setting the display range 49 stacking data sets in a graph 337 text 60 text and numeric 60 time 60 typing data 42 Data smoothing fast Fourier transform effect of data set size 495 Date 2 digit year 65 4 digit year 65 creating a custom format 63, 609 Windows regional settings 62 worksheet column data type 60, 65 worksheet column display 62, 65 Year 2000 compliance 65 Date format tick label 295 Date/Time stamp adding to graphs 178 Day of week tick label 295 worksheet column data type 60, 65 worksheet column display 63, 65 dBASE file importing 129 DC component fast Fourier transform 488 DDE pasting data into worksheet 140 Decimal numeric format matrix display 104 worksheet column display 61 Decimal digits numeric format matrix display 105 worksheet column display 64, 596 Decimal places contour labels 349 numeric format matrix display 105 worksheet column display 62, 64 tick labels 296 Deconvolution fast Fourier transform 493 546 Definition data list 153 data plot 152 Excel workbook data set 153 graph frame 152 graph layer 150 graph page 150 layout page window 154 matrix 103, 154 primary data set 153 worksheet data set 153 Deleting columns in worksheet 40 data in worksheet 48 Index • 653 Index data plots or data sets 166 data point 321 layer 258 rows in worksheet 41 windows prompt 615 worksheet windows 71 Derivatives computing nonlinear least squares fitter 573 Development environment Code Builder 25 Dialog box ASCII Export Into 141 ASCII Import Options for Worksheet 123 Associate Excel Worksheet 79 Axis Break tab 291 Custom Tick Labels tab 299 Grid Lines tab 289 Minor Tick Labels tab 297 Scale tab 283 Tick Labels tab 293 Title & Format tab 287 Color Palette 618 Color Scale Control 364 Data Display Format 432 Data Import Options for Worksheet 125 Error Bars 174 Extract Worksheet Data 69 File Name 101 Find 22 Import ASCII 122 Import Multiple ASCII 118, 128 Import Verification 127 Label Control 382 Layer n 164 Math on/between Dataset 439 Matrix Dimensions 105 Matrix Display Control 51 NLSF After Fitting 582 Control Parameters 572 546 546, 561 Fitting Session 537, 566 Generate Results 569 Initializations 579 Parameter Constraints 575 Replicas 584 Select Dataset 536, 563 Select Function 535, 545 Simulate Curves 577 Object Properties 378 Open Excel 75 Options Axis tab 599 Excel tab 616 File Locations tab 597 Graph tab 601 Miscellaneous tab 609 Numeric Format tab 596 Open/Close tab 615 Page tab 606 Text Fonts tab 604 Plot Details (3D) Bars tab 353 Axis tab 248 Background tab 242 Box tab 453 Color Map tab 344 Contour Labels dialog box 348 Contour Lines dialog box 347 Contours tab 344 Display tab 246, 398 Drop Lines tab 327 Edit Control tab 328 Error Bar tab 354 Faces tab 334 Fill dialog box 346 Function tab 171 Group tab 307 Label tab 356 Labels tab 340 Legends tab 399 Line dialog box 347 Line tab 329 Link Axes Scales tab 261 Miscellaneous tab 252, 392 Numeric Formats tab 349 Pattern tab 334 Percentile tab 455 Pie Geometry tab 339 Planes tab 250 Index • 654 Index Print/Dimensions tab 396 Set Levels dialog box 345 Side Walls tab 351 Size/Speed tab 244 Spacing tab 336 Surface/Projections tab 352 Symbol tab 325 Wire Frame tab 350 Plot Range 320 Save Excel Workbooks 100 Select Columns for Plotting 157, 167 Select Data for Plotting 85 Set Column Values 46 Set Matrix Values 106 Text Control 368 Windows 23 Workbook Properties 98 Worksheet Column Format 59 Worksheet Display Control 51 Worksheet Script 68 DIF files importing 129 Differentiating data 448 Savitzky-Golay 448 Direct weighting method fitting (nonlinear) 543, 573 Direct Excel workbook to matrix conversion 110 Direct matrix to worksheet conversion 114 Direct worksheet to matrix conversion 110 Discrete Fourier transform (DFT) 490 Display panel See Layout page Display range resetting to show all data 319, 320 setting for data plot 319 Display tab Plot Details dialog box 246, 398 Distributing your application OPK files 623 Distribution curve overlaying on box chart 454 Document See also Project Dose Response fitting 523 Double Y axis graph 216 Double(8) internal data numeric worksheet columns 62 Draft view graph page viewing mode 391 Drag-and-drop See Dragging importing data 120, 134, 164 Dragging data into graph 168 from Excel workbook 93 global setting 602 Draw Data tool adding data to layer 168 Drawing data Draw Data tool 168 Drop lines data plot symbols 327 Drop Lines tab Plot Details dialog box 327 Duplicating page display 398, 401 printing 398, 401 DXF files exporting 413, 606 Dynamic Data Exchange pasting data into worksheet 140 E e logarithmic axis scale type 284 Edge detection convolution fast Fourier transform 492 Edit Control tab Plot Details dialog box 328 546, 561 Ellipse adding object to graph 376 EMF files exporting 413, 606 Encapsulated PostScript See EPS. See EPS Engineering numeric format matrix display 104 worksheet column display 61 Enhanced metafile graphic export file format 413, 606 Enlarger tool 435 changing axis scale 275 Index • 655 Index EPS graphic export file format 413, 606 vs. PS file 426 546 Error (measures of) in linear fitting 515, 518 in nonlinear fitting 567 standard deviation 449 standard error of the mean 449 Error Bar tab Plot Details dialog box 354 Error bars 354 displayed in data list 175 from Excel workbook data 93 percent of data 174 plotting 174, 175 standard deviation 174 worksheet column plotting designation 56 Error Bars dialog box 174 Escape sequences text labels 371, 372 Excel file See also Excel workbook Excel tab Options dialog box 616 Excel workbook converting to matrix direct 80, 110 creating new in project 76 data in data list 82 data in layer 82 data in legend 82 data set definition 153 deleting sheets 80 how Origin denotes plotted data 81 invoking Visual Basic application functions 80 limitations opening Excel 73 menu bar 18 opening in a project 74 Origin index number for sheets 82 plotting data default plot assignments 87, 616 drag into graph 93 error bars 93 Layer n 96 Select Columns for Plotting 97 Select Data for Plotting 83, 94 printing 424 range 424 renaming 78 renaming sheets 79 running Excel macros 80 running Origin Help 78 saving separate from project 76, 98, 101 updating 99 saving within project 101 starting project with 73 toolbar spacer 18, 77 troubleshooting problems in Origin 102 Excel workbook data set definition 153 Exchanging data in worksheet 44 graphs OLE 2 409, 410, 411, 412 layer positions in graph 265, 270 Exclusive fill area graph 333 Expand worksheet to matrix conversion 110 Expanding matrix 109 Exploding pie chart 339 Explorer See Project Explorer Exponential decay first order 520 second order 521 third order 521 Exponential distribution curve overlaying on box chart 454 Exponential growth 521 Export file formats graphs and layout pages 413 Exporting data ASCII files 48, 141 range 142 Clipboard 142 significant digits 141 Exporting graphs Clipboard 412 Index • 656 Index page size 606 resolution 607 files 413 master page items 398, 401 size of image 416 using speed mode 392 Exporting layout pages Clipboard 412 files 413 Exporting raster graphic images 148 Expressions 546 resolving in text label 373 Extract Worksheet Data dialog box 69 Extracting data from worksheet 69 data plots to layers 255 Extrapolating data 440, 447 F Fast Fourier transform 482 AC component 488 amplitude normalization 488 backward 486 Blackman window function 488, 492 convolution 492 correlation 492 Danielson-Lanczos lemma 491 data requirements data set size 483 unevenly spaced data 485 data set size 483 data smoothing 495 data windowing functions 491 DC component 488 deconvolution 493 discrete Fourier transform (DFT) 490 FFT tool 486 filtering 495 forward 486 frequency domain 488 Hamming window function 488, 492 Hanning window function 488, 492 mathematical descriptions 490 power spectrum estimation 491 Rectangular window function 488, 491 sampling rate 488 sampling resolution errors 485 time domain 488 unwrap phase 489 Welch window function 488, 492 Femto supported engineering notation 44, 62 FFT See Fast Fourier transform File formats .AI 413, 606 .BMP 413 .CGM 413, 606 .DXF 413, 606 .EMF 413, 606 .EPS 413, 606 .INI starting Origin 589, 590 .JPG 413 .OGG inserting in destination 410 linking in destination 412 .OGM 103 .OPJ font substitution when exchanging 426 graph orientation when exchanging 427 labels resizing when exchanging 426 linking in destination 411 .OTM 103 .OTW 39, 71 .PCX 413 .PDF 413, 606 .PNG 413 .PS printing 425 printing to 425 .PSD 413 .TGA 413 .TIF 413 .WMF 414, 606 .XPM 414 .XWD 414 graphic export resolution 414 size 414 File Locations tab Index • 657 Index Options dialog box 597 File Name dialog box 101 File tracking 597 Fill area graph 201, 333 customizing patterns 334 customizing spacing 336 Fill dialog box Plot Details dialog box 346 Fill patterns selecting the border 334 selecting the fill 335, 346 Fills See Fill patterns Filter data band block 499 band pass 499 by fast Fourier transform 495 high pass 498 low pass 498 threshold 500 extracting data from worksheet 69 Find dialog box 22 Finding windows in project 22 First order exponential decay 520 Fit Comparison tool 527 Fitting range of data 432, 509 Fitting (linear) linear regression 510, 512 multiple regression 512 polynomial regression 511, 516 Fitting (nonlinear) Boltzmann 522 chi-square for current parameter values 567 tolerance between successive iterations 572 computing partial derivatives 573 confidence bands 569 constraints imposing on the parameters 575, 579, 588 displaying results 571 exponential growth 521 first order exponential decay 520 fit comparison tool 527 fit curve controlling the X data set 582 creating 582 fitting results 568 Gaussian 521 initializing parameters simulation 577, 586 initializing the fitter 585 logistical 523 Lorentzian 522 multiple peaks Gaussian 527 Lorentzian 527 network version of Origin 585 nonlinear least squares fitter 531 assigning variables to data sets 536, 563 chi-square 538 defining a function 539, 546 defining constants 580 defining function with Origin C 546, 563 defining function with partial derivatives 552, 563 546, 561 546, 561 displaying a sample curve 546 546, 560 fitting multiple data sets 541, 564 initializing parameters 537, 566, 577, 579, 586 minimizing chi-square 542, 587, 588 parameter dependency 538, 567 546, 562 selecting a function 535, 544 starting 532 tutorial example 533, 539, 541 variance-covariance matrix 565, 567 viewing the FDF 546 parameters controlling significant digits 573 displaying in graph 572, 583 displaying in Results Log 572, 582 displaying in worksheet 571 imposing linear constraints 575, 579, 588 weighting method 573 peaks with same function 584 performing an iteration 567 performing fitting iterations 567 prediction bands 570 residue plot 570 second order exponential decay 521 Index • 658 Index sigmoidal 522, 523 tool 523 simplex minimization method 568 third order exponential decay 521 variance-covariance matrix 571 weighting methods 543, 573 when to use built-in functions 586 when to use the fitter 586 wizard 528 Fitting Session dialog box 537, 566 Fixed slope linear regression 515 Float(4) internal data numeric worksheet columns 62 Floating bar graph 196 Floating column graph 197 Folder See Project Explorer Font ANSI character set 365, 372 selection for printing 420 text label 371 True Type fonts printing 420 vector fonts printing 420 Font set Origin 417 Four digit year date value 65 Frame definition 152 displaying around layer 243 Frequency count data 450 Frequency domain fast Fourier transform 488 Front planes displaying outlines in 3D 251 F-test Fit Comparison tool 527 Full menu 6 Full screen view graph page viewing mode 391 Function definition file viewing nonlinear least squares fitter 546 Function tab Plot Details dialog box 171 Functions creating data from 45, 46, 173 matrix 106 nonlinear least squares fitter overparameterized 587 plotting 170, 172 printing 421 batch 420, 421 PS file 421, 425 speed 422 G Gap adding an axis break 278, 292 between legend line and symbol 363 from top of matrix 53 from top of worksheet 53 setting between columns in graph 336 Gaussian 521 Gaussian probability scale 284 Generate Results dialog box 569 Geometric symbols displaying in data plot 323, 326 Giga supported engineering notation 44, 61 Graph adding an inset layer 256, 268 adding data to layer 164, 167, 168 adding date/time stamps 178 adding layers by merging pages 257, 263 arranging layers on page 257, 265, 266, 267 automatically updating the legend 399 categorical data 67, 176 changing graph types 305 converting single layer to multiple 255, 264 copying as objects 387 copying between graph windows 255, 387 creating 15 creating templates 35, 620 customizing colors 309 selecting a data plot 303 selecting a data point 308 selecting active data plot 303, 363 Index • 659 Index display same background 398, 401 displaying axis scale 131, 385 displaying data set name in legend 399 displaying functions 170, 172 displaying in layout page 404 displaying page color 398 displaying whole page 401 displaying X axis value 131 duplicating layout master page 398, 401 editing in destination OLE 2 411, 412 exchanging layer positions 265, 270 exporting Clipboard 412 files 413, 416 page size 606 resolution 607 speed mode 392 graphic image caching fast redraw 245, 247 importing data into layer 117, 118, 163, 164 displaying header text 117 inserting in destination OLE 2 409, 410 introduction 15 linking in destination OLE 2 411, 412 linking layers 258, 261 magnifying 435 master page controlling printing 398, 401 menu bar 15 opening from templates 35, 179, 620 optimizing redraw speed hiding data plots 395 hiding labels 395 hiding layers 395 redraw conditions 392, 394, 613 viewing mode 390, 391 overlaying layers on page 266, 269, 270 page viewing modes 389 draft view 391 full screen view 391 page view 390 print view 390 window view 390 plotting error bars 174, 175 plotting Excel workbook data default plot assignments 87, 616 drag-and-drop 93 error bars 93 Layer n 96 Select Columns for Plotting 97 Select Data for Plotting 83, 94 plotting graphic images 145 previewing before printing 419 printing 421 batch 420, 421 crop marks 396, 421 PS file 421, 425 size 396, 421 speed 422 reading data point value 433 selecting a range of data 432 setting dimensions 395, 396 speed mode fast redraw 245, 247 switching between portrait and landscape 389 templates 35, 179, 620 zooming in and out 400 zooming in or out 437 Graph frame definition 152 Graph page definition 150 Graph tab Options dialog box 601 Graph type 2 point segment 182 2D waterfall 204 3 point segment 183 3D bars 223, 229, 353 3D color fill surface 230, 350, 352 3D color map surface 231, 350, 352 3D columns 223, 229 3D ribbons 224 3D scatter 227 projections 329 3D trajectory 228 projections 329 3D walls 225 3D waterfall 226 3D wire frame surface 232 Index • 660 Index 3D wire surface 233, 350, 352 3D X constant with base surface 234, 350, 352 3D Y constant with base surface 235, 350, 352 4 panel 214 9 panel 215 area 200 bar 193 box chart 334, 336, 452 color fill contour 237 color mapped 220 column 195 contour color map levels 344, 346 contour labels 348, 349, 356 contour lines 347 contour with labels 236 double Y axis 216 fill area 201 floating bar 196 floating column 197 gray scale map 238 High-low-close 211 histogram 334, 336, 457 horizontal 2 panel 217 horizontal step 184 indexed size (bubble) 222 indexed size and color mapped 221 line 185 line series 186 line+symbol 188 pie chart 206 3D view 339 customizing labels 340 displacement 339 pie thickness 339 rotation 339 polar 202 QC chart 455 scatter 189 Smith Chart 207 spline connected 190 stack 218 stack bar 198 stack column 199 ternary 212 vector arrowheads 342 color as magnitude 341 vector width 342 vertical 2 panel 219 vertical drop line 191 vertical step 192 wire frame surface 350, 352 XY angle magnitude vector 209 XYXY vector 210 Graph window See also Windows, Graph copying graphs as objects 387 copying graphs between 387 copying labels between 387 exchanging OLE 2 409, 410, 411, 412 exporting Clipboard 412 files 413 page size 606 resolution 607 size of image 416 speed mode 392 filling page to window 390 opening 179 printing crop marks 396, 421 size 396, 421 saving 179 template customizing 622 data plot style holders 622 starting Origin 593 Graphic export file formats graphs and layout pages 413 optimizing file size 414 optimizing resolution 414 speed mode 392 Graphic image caching layer redraw speed 245, 247 Graphic images importing 144 plotting 145 viewing with custom palettes 146 Graphing See Plotting Gray scale images importing 144 plotting 145 Index • 661 Index viewing with custom palettes 146 Gray scale map contour graph 238 Greek text label 371 Grid Lines tab Axis dialog box 289 Gridding worksheet to matrix conversion 113 Grids 3D surface graph 351 polar graph 203 Grids (axis) displaying in layer 279, 290 displaying on top of data 279 positioning axes 280 spacing 608 Grids (layer) arranging layers in graph 267 Grids (object) aligning objects 69, 381 layout page 407 spacing 608 Group tab Plot Details dialog box 307 Grouping data plots in layer 167, 306 objects 380 H Hamming window function fast Fourier transform 488, 492 Hanning window function fast Fourier transform 488, 492 Help running when Excel workbook active 78 Hiding annotations 381 axes 247, 274, 288 data in data plot 319 data outside layer 243, 247, 252, 318 data outside Z axis range 352 data plot 247, 318 fast redraw 395 every nth data point 321, 327 labels 247 fast redraw 395 layer 258 fast redraw 395 tick labels 274, 301 ticks 288 windows in workspace 21 High pass filter 498 High-low-close chart 211 Histogram 457 customizing patterns 334 customizing spacing 336 raster graphic images 147 stacked 457 with probabilities 457 Horizontal 2 panel graph 217 Horizontal lines annotations 375 Horizontal step graph 184 Horizontal translation data 446 I i filling column with row number 45 use as row number 71 Image graphs 144 adding new palettes 146 plotting 145 region of interest 9, 437 Image histograms 147 Image processing 147 Import ASCII dialog box 122 Import Multiple ASCII dialog box 118, 128 default plot designation settings 614 Import Verification dialog box 127 Importing ASCII files into graph window 117, 118 into matrix window 108 into worksheet window 121, 125, 128 range into worksheet window 126 Axon files into worksheet window 130 data into layer 163, 164 data into worksheet 44 Index • 662 Index ODBC 135 running script 68 dBASE files into worksheet window 129 DIF files into worksheet window 129 drag-and-drop 120, 134, 164 Kaleidagraph data files into worksheet window 130 LabTech files into worksheet window 129 Lotus files into worksheet window 129 Mathematica files into worksheet window 130 MiniTab files into worksheet window 132, 134 ODBC 135 raster graphic images 144 SigmaPlot files into worksheet window 132, 134 Sound files into worksheet window 130 Thermo Galactic SPC 120, 132, 134, 135, 164 tracking file locations 597 Inclusive fill area graph 333 Incrementing color for data plot 310 display of grouped data 307 X values in worksheet 47 Index number for Excel workbook sheets 82 Indexed size and color mapped graph 221 Indexed size graph 222, 315 Indexing color for data plot 311 INI file starting Origin 589, 590 Initialization file starting Origin 589, 590 Initializations dialog box 579 Initializing nonlinear least squares fitter 585 In-place activation editing in destination OLE 2 411, 603 Inserting columns in worksheet 40 data in a worksheet column 47 rows in worksheet 41 Inserting graphs OLE 2 409, 410 editing 411 Inset graph adding 256, 268 Instrumental weighting method fitting (nonlinear) 543, 573 Integer(2) internal data numeric worksheet columns 62 Integration data plot 448 Baseline tool 502 matrix 109 Interpolating data 440, 447 Inverse DFT 490 Inverting matrix 108 Italic text label 371 J Joint Photgraphic Experts Group graphic export file format 413 JPEG files exporting 413 K Kaleidagraph data file importing 130 Kaplan-Meier Product-Limit Estimator survival analysis 477 Keyboard navigating in worksheet 42 Kilo supported engineering notation 44, 61 L Label Control dialog box 382 Index • 663 Index Label tab Plot Details dialog box 356 Labels See also Text label aligning 380 aligning to grid 381 arrow labels 374 adjusting the arrowheads 374 aligning 375 axis 279, 288 axis tick 274, 282 adding special 300 aligning 300 displaying 294 formatting 296 major 294 minor 298 prefix and suffix 296 rotating 300 selecting the type 294 time series 301 circle labels 376 contour add 348 format 356 move 348 numeric format 349 prefix or suffix 349, 365, 372 remove 348 copying to the Clipboard 387 data labels 355 ANSI character set 365, 372 format 356 display control 247 effect of layer manipulation 246 font substitution 426 grouping 380 hiding 381 fast redraw 395 line labels 374 aligning 375 horizontal 375 vertical 375 moving printing problems 426 moving front or back 381 off page printing problems 426 pasting from Clipboard 386 pie customizing 338, 340 printing problems 426 rectangle labels 376 sizing printing problems 426 text label 365 ANSI character set 365, 372 backslash character 372 escape sequences 371, 372 linking to data 373 resolving math expressions 373 worksheet column labels 52 column plotting designation 56 Labels tab Plot Details dialog box 340 LabTalk adding layers 257 associating script with worksheet 67, 68 changing layer numbers 258, 264 extracting data from worksheet 69 Label Control dialog box 382 nonlinear least squares fitter after fitting 583 before fitting 583 initializing parameters 580 script execution 384 LabTech file importing 129 Landscape graph page orientation 389 Laplace distribution curve overlaying on box chart 454 Layer 4 panel graph 214 9 panel graph 215 adding an inset graph 256, 268 adding data into 164, 167, 168 adding independent layer 254, 268 adding layers by merging pages 257, 263 adding linked layer 254, 268 adding new 254 adding using LabTalk 257 arranging on page 257, 265, 266, 267 changing 3D perspective 249, 251 Index • 664 Index changing layer numbers 258, 264 clipping data outside XY axis range 243, 247, 252 clipping data outside Z axis range 352 combining 3D and surfaces 169 converting single layer graph to multiple 255, 264 copying between pages 255 customizing background 242 definition 150, 239 deleting 258 deleting data plot 166 displaying 3D back planes 251 displaying a border 243 displaying axes 288 displaying data plots over axes 247 displaying data sets from multiple layers in one legend 360 displaying frame 243 displaying functions 170, 172 displaying grid on data plots 247, 279 displaying right Y axis 273 tick labels 274 displaying top X axis 273 tick labels 274 double Y axis graph 216 Excel workbook data notation 82 exchanging positions on page 265, 270 grouping data plots 167 hiding 258 fast redraw 395 hiding axes 247, 274, 288 hiding data plots 247 hiding labels 247 horizontal 2 panel graph 217 importing ASCII 163, 164 legends 358 linking layers 258, 261 opening Plot Details dialog box 241 optimizing redraw speed graphic image caching 245, 247 speed mode 245, 247 overlaying on page 266, 269, 270 parent vs. child 240, 254 plotting error bars 174, 175 positioning with axis grid 280 reasons for adding 239 removing data from 164 reordering data plots 166 resizing effect on objects 246 manually 244 printing problems 426 rotating 3D 248 tick labels 249 setting 3D graph axis length 248 setting as active 150, 239 setting clipping margins 318 show active layer indicator 240 stack graph 218 tilting 3D 248 tool 268, 269 vertical 2 panel graph 219 Layer icon 240 Layer n dialog box adding data plot 164 Layer tool adding an inset graph 256 adding layers to graph 254 arranging layers in graph 257, 266, 267 exchanging layer positions 265, 270 overlaying layers in graph 266, 269, 270 Layout page See also Windows adding background 406 adding worksheet or graph pictures 404 aligning pictures to grid 407 aligning pictures with Object Edit tools 407 and Project Explorer folders 404 creating 404 exporting Clipboard 412 files 413 introduction 16 menu bar 17 moving pictures 406 optimizing redraw speed picture holders 407 view mode 408 printing 421 batch 420, 421 PS file 421, 425 speed 422 selecting pictures 405 sizing pictures 405 Layout page window definition 154 Index • 665 Index Legend See also Color scale adding individual data point to 361 complete control 362 creating 358 customizing data plot type icons 317 data plot type icon width 363 default syntax 358 displaying column label 359 displaying column name 359 displaying data set name 359, 399 displaying data sets from multiple layers 360 displaying worksheet name 359 enhanced for categorical data 178 enhanced for unique data points 314 Excel workbook data 82 gap between line and symbol 363, 400 line color 362 line style 362 line width 363 opening Text Control dialog box 357 select active data plot 363 show active data plot 400 symbol edge color 362 symbol fill 362 symbol fill color 363 symbol shape 362 symbol size 362 updating 358 automatically 399 Legend variable ORIGIN.INI file 359 Legends tab Plot Details dialog box 399 Levenberg-Marquardt iteration chi-square tolerance 572 nonlinear least squares fitter 538, 567 Limitations working with Excel in Origin 73 Line dialog box Plot Details dialog box 347 Line graphs connect line across missing values 320, 398 customizing lines 329 horizontal step graph 184 line 185 polar graph 202 vertical step graph 192 Line series graph 186 Line tab Plot Details dialog box 329 Line tool 374 Line+symbol graphs 2 point segment graph 182 3 point segment graph 183 3D trajectory 228 basing symbol interior on data set 315 basing symbol shape on data set 315, 316 basing symbol size on data set 315 connect line across missing values 320, 398 line series graph 186 line+symbol 188 spline connection 190 Linear axis scale type 284 Linear constraints imposing on parameters nonlinear least squares fitter 575, 588 Linear Fit tool 512 Linear regression from the menu 510 from the tool 512 Lines adding object to graph 374 aligning objects in graph 375 Bezier connection type 332 b-spline connection type 331 color in data plot 332 connecting data across axis break 278, 398 connection type 331 contour graphs 347 creating horizontal objects in graph 375 creating vertical objects in graph 375 dash pattern global settings 601 displaying opposite axis 290 displaying X value in graph 131 draw in front of symbols 330 fill area in data plot 333 gap to symbol 330 global setting 602 Origin font set 417 segment connection type 331 Index • 666 Index spline connection type 331 step connection type 332 straight connection type 331 style in data plot 332 style in legend 362 vertical data marker 315 width in data plot 332 width in legend 363 Link Axes Scales tab Plot Details dialog box 261 Linking adding a linked layer 254, 268 graphs OLE 2 411, 412 layers 258, 261 ln logarithmic axis scale type 284 Local minimum chi-square nonlinear least squares fitter 587 Log10 axis scale type 284 Log2 axis scale type 284 Logical expression extracting data from worksheet 69 Logistical 523 Logit axis scale type 284 Long(4) internal data numeric worksheet columns 62 Lorentz distribution curve overlaying on box chart 454 Lorentzian 522 Lotus file importing 129 Low pass filter 498 M Macro running Excel 80 Macros.cnf file Origin start up sequence 593 Magnify axes 275 Magnifying data 435, 437 Mapping color for data plot 311, 344, 346 color scale 364 for vector data plot 341 Mapping matrix X and Y 106 Marking data segment 319 Mask toolbar 438 Masking data 438 Master page 398, 401 controlling printing 398, 401 Math between data sets 439 date and time data 66 in a text label 373 Math on/between Dataset dialog box 439 Mathematica file importing vectors and matrices 130 Mathematical functions plotting 170, 172 Matrix See also Windows column heading height 53 converting to worksheet direct 114 XYZ columns 114 definition 103, 154 displaying column names 52 displaying row headings 52 editing background color 53 expanding 109 filling with a function 106 single cell 107 flipping 108 formatting text display 51 from Excel workbook conversion direct 80, 110 from worksheet conversion 2D binning 110 direct 110 expand 110 random XYZ data 113 regular XYZ data 111 sparse XYZ data 112 gap from top 53 go to row 108 Index • 667 Index grids 53 importing data into 108 integrating 109 introduction 19 inverting 108 mapping X and Y 106 maximum points layer redraw speed 245, 247 menu bar 19 open from template 103 plotting 163 printing 423 range 423 referencing single cell 107 rotating 108 row heading width 53 saving window 114 setting dimensions 106 setting display format 104 shrinking 109 smoothing 109 supported engineering notation 104 template customizing 115, 622 transposing 108 Matrix Dimensions dialog box 105 Matrix Display Control dialog box 51 Mean data 449 Mega supported engineering notation 44, 61 Menu full and short 6 starting Origin 589, 591, 593 structure 5 turning off command pictures 614 Merging graph windows 257, 263 Metafile graphic export file format 414, 606 Metafile buffering layer redraw speed 245, 247 Micro supported engineering notation 44, 61 Milli supported engineering notation 44, 61 MiniTab file importing 132, 134 Minor Tick Labels tab Axis dialog box 297 Miscellaneous tab Options dialog box 609 Plot Details dialog box 252, 392 Missing value connect lines across in data plot 320, 398 in worksheet 48 Month tick label 295 worksheet column data type 60, 65 Month format worksheet column display 63, 65 Moving columns in worksheet 40 data point 321 Multiple regression from the menu 512 Multiple X worksheet columns 56 N NAG Cox Proportional Hazards Model 477 FFT 486 Kaplan-Meier Product-Limit Estimator 477 One-way ANOVA 468 Shapiro-Wilk normality test 450 survival analysis 477 Two-way ANOVA 472 Naming convention Excel workbook data set 153 worksheet data set 153 Nano supported engineering notation 44, 62 Network version of Origin client-specific files 590, 591 using the Nonlinear least squares fitter 585 NLSF See Nonlinear least squares fitter Nonadjacent column selection for plotting 159, 160, 162, 167 in worksheet 50, 56 Nonlinear least squares fitter advanced mode overview 538 after fitting Index • 668 Index script 583 assigning variables to data sets 536, 563 basic vs. advanced mode 532 before fitting script 583 chi-square 538 for current parameter values 567 minimizing 587 tolerance between succesive iterations 572 computing partial derivatives 573 confidence bands 569 constraints imposing on the parameters 575, 579, 588 defining a function 539, 546 Origin C 546, 563 partial derivatives 552, 563 defining constants 580 546, 561 546, 561 displaying a sample curve 546 displaying results 571 546, 560 fit curve controlling the X data set 582 creating 582 fitting multiple data sets 541, 564 fitting results 568 initializing 553, 585 initializing parameters 537, 553, 566, 579 script 553, 580 simulation 577, 586 minimizing chi-square 542, 587, 588 network version of Origin 585 overview 531 parameters controlling significant digits 573 dependency 538, 567 displaying in graph 572, 583 displaying in Results Log 572, 582 displaying in worksheet 571 imposing linear constraints 575, 579, 588 weighting method 573 peaks fitting with same function 584 performing an iteration 567 performing fitting iterations 567 prediction bands 570 residue plot 570 546, 562 selecting a function 535, 544 simplex minimization method 568 simulation 577, 586 starting 532 tutorial example 533, 539, 541 variance-covariance matrix 565, 567, 571 viewing the FDF 546 wizard 528 Normal distribution curve overlaying on box chart 454 Normality test 450 Normalizing data 507 Notes window menu bar 20 printing 424 page range 424 Numeric tick label 294 worksheet column data type 60 Numeric format contour labels 349 matrix display internal data 104 worksheet column display 61, 64 internal data 62 Numeric Format tab Options dialog box 596 Numeric Formats tab Plot Details dialog box 349 Numerical Algorithms Group See NAG O Object aligning 380 aligning to grid 381 layout page 407 worksheet 69 aligning with Object Edit tools layout page 407 attaching to layer 383 attaching to layer and scales 383 attaching to page 383 displaying pictures in layout page 404 Index • 669 Index effect of layer manipulation 246 font substitution 426 printing problems 426 grouping 380 hiding 381, 383 moving in layout page 406 printing problems 426 moving front or back 381 naming 382 off page printing problems 426 previewing position before printing 419 printing problems 426 resizing in layout page 405 resizing proportionally in layout page 405 resizing with layer 246 scale displaying axis scale 131, 385 selecting in layout page 405 sizing printing problems 426 X value indicator displaying X axis value 131 Object Edit toolbar 381 aligning objects layout page 407 Object linking and embedding See OLE 2 Object Properties dialog box 378 ODBC 135 Offset reciprocal axis scale type 276, 284 OGG files inserting in destination OLE 2 410 linking graphs in other programs OLE 2 412 OGM files opening matrix templates 103 OLE 2 editing graphs in other programs 411, 412 inserting graphs in other programs 409, 410 linking graphs in other programs 411, 412 One sample t-Test 457 One-Way ANOVA 467 Open Data Base Connectivity 135 Open Excel dialog box 75 Open/Close tab Options dialog box 615 Opening Excel workbook windows 74 graph windows 179 matrix windows 103 project 28 tracking path 597 project with internal Excel workbook 101 project with links to Excel workbook 101 windows 34 tracking path 597 worksheet windows 39, 71 OPJ files See also Project exchanging font substitution 426 graph orientation 427 labels resizing 426 linking graphs in other programs OLE 2 411 OPK files distributing your application 623 Optimizing data reader bisection search 435, 613 fitting speed Origin C 546, 563 partial derivatives 552, 563 graphic export file size 414 graphic export resolution 414 layer redraw graphic image caching 245, 247 speed mode 245, 247 layout page redraw picture holders 407 view mode 408 page redraw hiding data plots 395 hiding labels 395 hiding layers 395 redraw conditions 392, 394, 613 viewing mode 390, 391 printing number data points in printout 422 printing speed 422 worksheet column data type 60 Index • 670 Index workspace view Project Explorer 21 Option.cnf file Origin start up sequence 593 Options dialog box Axis tab 599 Excel tab 616 File Locations tab 597 Graph tab 601 Miscellaneous tab 609 Numeric Format tab 596 Open/Close tab 615 Page tab 606 Reset button 595 Restore button 595 Text Fonts tab 604 Order for regression polynomial regression 519 Orgsys.cnf file Origin start up sequence 593 Origin See also Project editing the command line 589 network version client-specific files 590, 591 using the Nonlinear least squares fitter 585 setting global preferences 594 specifying configuration file 590, 591 specifying initialization file 589, 590 specifying menu level 589, 591, 593 starting with a specific file 589, 592 graph template 593 project 594 window 593, 594, 615 worksheet template 590, 591 starting with a specific sequence 589, 592 autoexec macro 593 configuration files 593 initialization file 592 sysvar file 593 Origin C defining a fitting function 546, 563 programming 25 Origin index number for Excel workbook sheets 82 ORIGIN.INI file legend variable 359 Origin start up sequence 592 random number fill variables 45 Orthographic projection 3D graphs 249, 251 OTM files opening matrix files 103 OTW files opening worksheet templates 39, 71 Outliers customizing box chart 453 Outline around data plot symbols 324, 326 Overlaying layers in graph 266, 269, 270 P Packing files 623 Padding data FFT 483 Page See also Graph arranging layers on 257, 265, 266, 267 automatically updating the legend 399 definition 150 displaying color 398 displaying data set name in legend 399 displaying whole page 401 duplicating layout master page 398, 401 exchanging layer positions 265, 270 master page controlling printing 398, 401 optimizing redraw speed 392, 394, 395, 613 viewing mode 390, 391 overlaying layers on 266, 269, 270 setting dimensions 395, 396 printing problems 427 switching between portrait and landscape 389 viewing modes 389 draft view 391 full screen view 391 page view 390 print view 390 window view 390 zooming in and out 400 Page tab Options dialog box 606 Page view graph page viewing mode 390 Index • 671 Index Palettes for images 146 Panel graphs 4 panel 214 9 panel 215 horizontal 2 panel graph 217 stack graph 218 vertical 2 panel graph 219 Parameter Constraints dialog box 575 Parameters 546, 561 displaying in graph nonlinear least squares fitter 572, 583 displaying in Results Log nonlinear least squares fitter 572, 582 displaying in worksheet nonlinear least squares fitter 571 imposing constraints nonlinear least squares fitter 575, 579, 588 initializing nonlinear least squares fitter 566, 577, 579, 586 plotting theoretical curve 577 overparameterized function nonlinear least squares fitter 587 sharing nonlinear least squares fitter 542, 564, 585 standard error nonlinear least squares fitter 567 troubleshooting nonlinear least squares fitter 587 Parent layer 240, 254 Parseval's theorem 491 Partial derivatives computing nonlinear least squares fitter 573 defining a fitting function 552, 563 Pasting See Clipboard Pattern tab Plot Details dialog box 334 Patterns See Fill patterns pCLAMP See Axon file PCX files exporting 413 PDF files exporting 413, 606 Peak analysis Baseline tool 502 Pick Peaks tool 500 Percent of data plotting as error bars 174 Percentile tab Plot Details dialog box 455 Percentiles performing interpolation global setting 603 Performance graphic export file size 414 graphic export resolution 414 hiding toolbar spacer 7 opening 6.0 project in version 4.1 text and numeric columns 60, 614 optimizing data reader bisection search 435, 613 optimizing layer redraw graphic image caching 245, 247 speed mode 245, 247 optimizing layout page redraw picture holders 407 view mode 408 optimizing page redraw hiding data plots 395 hiding labels 395 hiding layers 395 redraw conditions 392, 394, 613 viewing mode 390, 391 optimizing workspace view Project Explorer 21 printing number data points in printout 422 printing speed 422 worksheet column data type 60 Perspective projection 3D graphs 249, 251 Peta supported engineering notation 44, 61 Pick Peaks tool 500 Pico supported engineering notation 44, 62 Picture adding worksheets or graphs to layout page 404 aligning to grid 407 aligning with Object Edit tools 407 Index • 672 Index moving in layout page 406 selecting in layout page 405 sizing in layout page 405 Pie chart 206 3D view 339 customizing labels 338, 340 customizing patterns 334 customizing spacing 336 pie displacement 339 pie slice thickness 339 removing box around 338 rotation 339 Pie Geometry tab Plot Details dialog box 339 Planes displaying 3D back planes 251 displaying 3D front planes outline 251 Planes tab Plot Details dialog box 250 Plot details customizing colors 309 layer 241 selecting a data plot 303 selecting a data point 308 Plot Details dialog box (3D) Bars tab 353 Axis tab 248 Background tab 242 Box tab 453 Color Map tab 344 Contour Labels dialog box 348 Contour Lines dialog box 347 Contours tab 344 Display tab 246, 398 Drop Lines tab 327 Edit Control tab 328 Error Bar tab 354 Faces tab 334 Fill dialog box 346 Function tab 171 Group tab 307 Label tab 356 Labels tab 340 Legends tab 399 Line dialog box 347 Line tab 329 Link Axes Scales tab 261 Miscellaneous tab 252, 392 navigating in tree 241, 304 Numeric Formats tab 349 opening for layer 241 Pattern tab 334 Percentile tab 455 Pie Geometry tab 339 Planes tab 250 Print/Dimensions tab 396 Set Levels dialog box 345 Side Walls tab 351 Size/Speed tab 244 Spacing tab 336 Surface/Projections tab 352 Symbol tab 325 Wire Frame tab 350 Plot Range dialog box 320 Plotting 3D and surfaces 169 Axon pCLAMP data 131 scale object 131 X value indicator object 131 by assigning column designations 159, 160, 162, 167 categorical data 67, 176 error bars 174, 175 from built-in templates 35, 155, 179, 620 from custom templates 35, 179, 620 from Excel workbook default plot assignments 87, 616 drag into graph 93 error bars 93 Layer n 96 Select Columns for Plotting 97 Select Data for Plotting 83, 94 functions 170, 172 graphic images 145 grouping data plots 167 importing ASCII 117, 118, 163, 164 Layer n dialog box 164 Excel workbook 82 matrix data 163 nonadjacent columns 159, 160, 162, 167 range of data 49, 155, 167 reordering data plots 166 Select Columns for Plotting dialog box 157 Index • 673 Index selecting worksheet data 56, 155 setting up the worksheet 55, 59, 154 without highlighting worksheet data 156 worksheet data with no X columns 156 Poisson distribution curve overlaying on box chart 454 Polar graph 202 customizing patterns 334 customizing spacing 336 formatting 203 Polynomial Fit tool 516 Polynomial regression from the menu 511 from the tool 516 Portable Document Format graphic export file format 413, 606 Portable Network Graphics graphic export file format 413 Portrait graph page orientation 389 PostScript See PS files Power spectrum estimation fast Fourier transform 491 Prediction bands linear regression 515 nonlinear least squares fitter 570 polynomial regression 519 Prediction limits linear regression 513, 517 nonlinear least squares fitter 570 Prefix contour labels 349 ANSI character set 365, 372 special formatting 371 tick labels 296 Presentation See Layout page Previewing before printing 419 Print view graph page viewing mode 390 Print/Dimensions tab Plot Details dialog box 396 Printer fonts printing 420 Printing a PS file 425 batch printing 421 Project Explorer 420 changing the printer driver troubleshooting problems 426 checking object placement 390 discussion of fonts 420 Excel workbook 424 functions 421 graph 421 crop marks 396, 421 size 396, 421 graph orientation problems 427 label placement problems 426 label sizing problems 426 large data sets speed 422 layer sizing problems 426 layout page 421 master page items 398, 401 matrix 423 non-white use gray scale 423 notes window 424 previewing before 419 skipping data points 422 text label font problems 426 to a PS file 417, 421, 425 troubleshooting problems font substitution 426 graph orientation 427 labels moving 426 labels off page 426 labels resizing 426 layer size 426 page size 609 worksheet 423 Probability axis scale type 284 Probit axis scale type 284 Programming associating script with worksheet 67, 68 extracting data from worksheet 69 Label Control dialog box 382 nonlinear least squares fitter after fitting 583 before fitting 583 Index • 674 Index initializing parameters 580 script execution 384 Project appending multiple 29 architecture 5 creating 28 creating backup file 27, 615 deleting worksheet windows 71 exchanging font substitution 426 graph orientation 427 labels resizing 426 opening 28 hiding windows 615 tracking path 597 opening an Excel workbook in 74 opening version 6.0 in version 4.1 text and numeric columns 60, 614 opening with Excel workbook 73 opening with internal Excel workbook 101 opening with links to Excel workbook 101 opening with specific window 594, 615 organizing 21 saving 27 tracking path 597 saving an Excel workbook separate from 76, 98, 101 updating 99 saving an Excel workbook within 101 starting Origin with 592, 594 topography 5 Project Explorer adding worksheets to layout page 404 closing and opening 22 controlling workspace view 21 creating folders 21 description 21 printing windows from 420 searching for windows 22 Projections 3D color map surface graph 352 3D scatter and trajectory 329 PS files printing 425 printing to 417, 421, 425 vs. EPS file 426 PSD files exporting 413 Q QC chart 455 R R chart 455 Radial grid polar graph 203 Random numbers filling column with 45 Random XYZ data converting to matrix 113 Range data plot display 167 Range of data for analysis 432 Range of data for plotting 49, 155 Raster buffering layer redraw speed 245, 247 Raster graphic images importing 144 plotting 145 viewing with custom palettes 146 Reciprocal axis scale type 284 Rectangle adding object to graph 376 Rectangle tool 376 Rectangular window function fast Fourier transform 488, 491 Redraw speed optimizing for layer 245, 247 optimizing for layout page picture holders 407 view mode 408 optimizing for page hiding data plots 395 hiding labels 395 hiding layers 395 redraw conditions 392, 394, 613 viewing mode 390, 391 Region of data 432, 435, 437 Region of interest image 9, 437 Regular XYZ data converting to matrix 111 Relational expression Index • 675 Index extracting data from worksheet 69 Removing layer 258 Renka and Cline method gridding worksheet to matrix conversion 113 Reordering changing layer numbers 258, 264 data plots in layer 166 Replicas fitting peaks with function nonlinear least squares fitter 584 Replicas dialog box 584 Rescaling axis show all data 320 Residual data linear regression 513 nonlinear least squares fitter displaying plot 570 polynomial regression 517 Resolution graphic export files 414 Response data set convolution fast Fourier transform 492 Results Log 429 description 24 RGB color for data plot 311 Ribbon graph 3D 224 Rotating 3D graphs 248 tick labels 249 axis tick labels 300 contour labels 357 data labels 357 page orientation 389 pie chart 339 Row number filling column with 45 variable i 71 Rows (matrix) displaying row headings 52 go to row 108 heading width 53 Rows (worksheets) changing the heading width 41 deleting 41 displaying row headings 52 go to row 49 heading width 53 inserting 41 selecting 50 statistics 449 transposing with columns 41, 613 S Sampling rate fast Fourier transform 488 Sampling resolution error fast Fourier transform 485 Save Excel Workbooks dialog box 100 Saving Excel workbook separate from project 76, 98, 101 within project 101 graph templates 179 graph windows 179 matrix templates 115 matrix windows 114 projects 27 tracking path 597 windows 33 tracking path 597 worksheet templates 71 Savitzky-Golay differentiating data 448 smoothing data 494 Scale customizing axis scale 275, 276 Scale list box Axis dialog box 272, 283 Scale object displaying axis scale 131, 385 Scale tab Axis dialog box 283 Scaling objects with layer 246 Scatter graphs 3D scatter 227 3D trajectory 228 basing symbol interior on data set 315 Index • 676 Index basing symbol shape on data set 315, 316 basing symbol size on data set 315 color mapped graph 220 customizing symbols 325 indexed size and color mapped graph 221 indexed size graph 222 scatter 189 vertical drop line graph 191 Scheffé One-Way ANOVA 467 Two-Way ANOVA 472 Scientific numeric format matrix display 104 worksheet column display 61, 596 Screen location reading value 435 Screen Reader tool 435 Script associating with worksheet 67, 68 execution 384 extracting data from worksheet 69 Label Control dialog box 382 nonlinear least squares fitter after fitting 583 before fitting 583 initializing parameters 580 Script window description 26 prompt when close 615 Searching windows in project 22 Second order exponential decay 521 Segment line connection in data plot 331 Select Columns for Plotting dialog box 157 adding data plot 167 Select Data for Plotting dialog box 85 Select Dataset dialog box 536, 563 Select Function dialog box 535, 545 Select Template tool 35, 179, 620 Separator default data separator 596 Set Column Values dialog box 46 Set Levels dialog box Plot Details dialog box 345 Set Matrix Values dialog box 106 Shapes adding to graph 376 Shapiro-Wilk normality test 450 Shepard's method gridding worksheet to matrix conversion 113 Short menu 6 Shortcut keys text labels 366 Showing all data 320 Shrinking matrix 109 Side walls 3D surface graph 352 Side Walls tab Plot Details dialog box 351 SigmaPlot file importing 132, 134 Sigmoidal 522, 523 Sigmoidal Fit tool 523 Signal data set convolution fast Fourier transform 492 Signal processing convolution fast Fourier transform 492 Significant digits contour labels 349 numeric format matrix display 105 worksheet column display 62, 64 parameters nonlinear least squares fitter 573 when exporting data 141 Simple math between data sets 439 Simplex minimization nonlinear least squares fitter 568 Simulate Curves dialog box 577 Simulation creating a theoretical curve 577, 586 sigmoidal fit 526 Size graphic export files 414 printing graph 396, 421 text label 371 Index • 677 Index Size/Speed tab Plot Details dialog box 244 Skip data points on data plot 321, 327 Slides printing to a PS file 417 Smith Chart 207 Smoothing data adjacent averaging 495 FFT filter 495 matrix 109 Savitzky-Golay 494 Sorting data 506 Sound file importing 130 Spacing tab Plot Details dialog box 336 Sparse XYZ data converting to matrix 112 SPC files importing 120, 132, 134, 135, 164 Speed fitting defining function with Origin C 546, 563 defining function with partial derivatives 552, 563 optimizing data reader bisection search 435, 613 optimizing layer redraw speed graphic image caching 245, 247 speed mode 245, 247 optimizing layout page redraw picture holders 407 view mode 408 optimizing page redraw hiding data plots 395 hiding labels 395 hiding layers 395 redraw conditions 392, 394, 613 viewing mode 390, 391 optimizing workspace view Project Explorer 21 printing number data points in printout 422 printing speed 422 Speed mode layer redraw speed 245, 247 when exporting graphs 392 Spline connected graph 190 Spline line connection in data plot 331 Spreadsheet See Worksheet Stack bar graph 198 Stack column graph 199 Stack graph 218 Stacked histogram 457 Stacking data in a graph 198, 199, 200, 337 Standard deviation scale errors with nonlinear least squares fitter 573 Standard deviation of data plotting error bars 174 Standard error of parameters nonlinear least squares fitter 567 Standard error of the mean data 449 Start up sequence Origin 592 Statistical weighting method fitting (nonlinear) 543, 573 Statistical distribution functions plotting 170, 172 Statistics data 449 box chart 452 histogram 457 histogram with probabilities 457 interpolating for percentiles 603 QC chart 455 data frequency count 450 Fit Comparison tool 527 linear regression 510, 512 mean test if significantly different 467, 472 multiple regression 512 normality test 450 one sample t-Test 457 One-Way ANOVA 467 polynomial regression 511, 516 survival analysis 477 two sample t-Test 461 Two-Way ANOVA 472 Step line connection in data plot 332 Index • 678 Index Straight line connection in data plot 331 Student’s t 457, 461 Subscript text label 371 global setting 605 Subtracting data 446 Suffix contour labels 349 ANSI character set 365, 372 special formatting 371 tick labels 296 Superimpose layers 254, 263 Superscript text label 371 global setting 605 Surface/Projections tab Plot Details dialog box 352 Surfaces 3D side walls 352 3D surface graph 351, 352 3D X constant with base surface 234 3D Y constant with base surface 235 color fill surface 230 color map surface 231 integrating volume 109 multiple data plots in layer 169 plotting matrix data 163 top and bottom contours 352 wire frame surface 232 wire surface 233 Survival analysis 477 Switches command line starting Origin with a specific sequence 589 Symbol map 365 Symbol tab Plot Details dialog box 325 Symbols 3D projections 329 alphanumeric 323, 326 basing interior on data set 315 basing shape on data set 315, 316 basing size on data set 315 box around 324, 326 color 325 global setting 602 displaying a bitmap 322, 326, 603 drop lines 327 edge thickness 325 global setting 602 fill in legend 362 gallery 322 display characters 602 geometric 323, 326 incrementing type in grouped data plots 324 Origin font set 417 shape in legend 362 size 325 size in legend 362 vertical line data marker 315 System.cnf file Origin start up sequence 593 Sysvar file Origin start up sequence 593 T Tag Image File graphic export file format 413 Template graph customizing 622 data plot style holders 622 plotting into 35, 179, 620 saving 179 starting Origin 593 matrix customizing 622 opening 103 saving 115 worksheet customizing 621 import options 122, 125, 128, 613 opening 39, 71 saving 71 starting Origin 590, 591 Tera supported engineering notation 44, 61 Ternary graph 212 Text worksheet column data type 60 Text and numeric worksheet column data type 60 Index • 679 Index Origin 4.1 issues 60, 614 Text Control dialog box 368 Text Fonts tab Options dialog box 604 Text label adding a background 368 ANSI character set 365, 372 ASCII symbols 371 assigning shorcut keys 366 bold 371 color 371 creating 365 disable clicking to rotate 605 disable clicking to skew 605 disable in-place editing 605 disable rotation when edit 605 escape sequences 371, 372 font 371 font selection printing 420 formatting 369 global setting 604 Greek 371 italic 371 linking to data 373 point size 371 resolving math expressions 373 rotating 369 special formatting commands 371, 372 subscript 371 superscript 371 symbol map 365 Text tool 365 TGA files exporting 413 Theoretical curve nonlinear least squares fitter 577, 586 Theory nonlinear least squares fitter minimizing chi-square 542 Thermo Galactic SPC importing 120, 132, 134, 135, 164 Third order exponential decay 521 Threshold filter 500 Tick customizing the length 282 displaying 288 first major 286 hiding 288 label hiding 301 major increment 285 number displayed on axis 286 maximum number global setting 599 minor increment 286 labels 298 on axis 281 Tick label column headings 295 date type 295 day of week type 295 displaying on right Y axis 274 displaying on top X axis 274 hiding 274 location global setting 600 month type 295 numeric type 294 on axis 282, 294 adding special 300 aligning 300 decimal places 296 divide by factor 296 formatting 296 prefix or suffix 296 rotating 300 time series 301 rotating for 3D 249 text from data set type 295 time type 295 type 294 Tick Labels tab Axis dialog box 293 TIFF files exporting 413 Tilting 3D graphs 248 Time tick label 295 time series axis 285, 301 Index • 680 Index worksheet column data type 60, 65 Time domain fast Fourier transform 488 Time format worksheet column display 62, 65 Time/Date stamp adding to graphs 178 Title & Format tab Axis dialog box 287 Tool Arrow tool 374 Baseline 502 Circle tool 376 Data Display 430 Data Reader 433 bisection search 435, 613 Data Selector 432, 509 Enlarger 435 FFT 486 Layer 268, 269 Line tool 374 Linear Fit 512 Pick Peaks 500 Polynomial Fit 516 Rectangle tool 376 Sigmoidal Fit 523 Text tool 365 Zoom In 437 Zoom Out 437 Toolbar 2D Graphs 9 2D Graphs Extended 10 3D Graphs 10 3D Rotation 10, 248 Arrow 12 Column 11, 40 creating new 12 customizing default 12 description of available 7 Edit 10 Format 9 Graph 8 hiding spacer 77 Layout 11 Mask 11, 438 Object Edit 11, 381 spacer 7, 614 Standard 8 Style 9 Tools 9 Worksheet Data 11 Toolbar spacer hiding 77 Tools toolbar labeling tools 376 Tracking files 597 Trajectory graph 3D 228 Transforming data in matrix 106 data in worksheet 45, 46 Translating data 446 Transposing matrix columns and rows 108 when pasting data into worksheet 140 worksheet columns and rows 41, 613 Tree structure in Plot Details dialog box 304 Troubleshooting exchanging projects font substitution 426 graph orientation 427 labels resizing 426 nonlinear least squares fitter minimizing chi-square 587 printing problems font substitution 426 graph orientation 427 labels moving 426 labels off page 426 labels resizing 426 layer size 426 problems when changing the printer driver 426 working with Excel in Origin 102 True Type fonts printing 420 Truevision Targa graphic export file format 413 Truncating data FFT 483 t-Test one sample 457 two sample 461 Tukey Index • 681 Index One-Way ANOVA 467 Two-Way ANOVA 472 Tutorial example nonlinear least squares fitter 533, 539, 541 Two digit year date value 65 Two sample t-Test 461 Two-Way ANOVA 472 U Ungrouping data plots in layer 167, 306 Unwrap phase fast Fourier transform 489 V Variable 546, 561 i 71 filling column with row number 45 Variance-covariance matrix nonlinear least squares fitter 565, 567 displaying 571 Vector buffering layer redraw speed 245, 247 Vector fonts printing 420 Vector graphs arrowheads 342 basing angle on data set 315 basing magnitude on data set 315 color as magnitude 341 selecting data set for angle 315 selecting data set for magnitude 315 vector width 342 XY angle magnitude 209 XYXY 210 Vertical 2 panel graph 219 Vertical drop line graph 191 Vertical lines annotations 375 data point marker 315 Vertical step graph 192 Vertical translation data 446 Viewing modes graph page 389 draft view 391 full screen view 391 page view 390 print view 390 window view 390 layout page 408 workspace controlling with Project Explorer 21 Visual Basic application functions running Excel 80 W Wall graph 3D 225 customizing patterns 334 customizing spacing 336 Waterfall graph 2D 204 Waterfall graph 3D 226 customizing patterns 334 customizing spacing 336 Weighted fitting linear regression 515 nonlinear direct 543, 573 instrumental 543, 573 selected data set 543, 573 statistical 543, 573 polynomial regression 518 sigmoidal 525 Welch window function fast Fourier transform 488, 492 Whiskers customizing box chart 453 Window function fast Fourier transform 491 Window view graph page viewing mode 390 Windows controlling view with Project Explorer 21 creating new 30 deleting 32 prompt 615 duplicating 33 finding in project Index • 682 Index Project Explorer 22 hiding 32 opening 34 tracking path 597 printing batch 420 refreshing 33 renaming 31 saving 33 tracking path 597 starting Origin with 593, 594, 615 templates 35 Windows dialog box 23 Windows metafile graphic export file format 414, 606 Wire frame surface graph 3D 232, 350, 352 Wire Frame tab Plot Details dialog box 350 Wire surface graph 3D 233, 350, 352 WMF files exporting 414, 606 Workbook See Excel workbook Workbook Properties dialog box 98 Worksheet See also Columns (worksheets), Rows (worksheets), Windows adding columns 39 aligning objects 69 assigning incremental X values 47 associating script 67, 68 changing the column width 40, 63 changing the row heading width 41 changing the XY of a plotted data point 321 column associations 55, 59, 154 column heading height 53 column plotting designations 13 converting to matrix 2D binning 110 direct 110 expand 110 random XYZ data 113 regular XYZ data 111 sparse XYZ data 112 copying data between 143 copying data from 44 default data separator 596 deleting columns 40 deleting data 48 deleting from project 71 deleting rows 41 displaying column labels 52 displaying column names 52 displaying default X values 58 displaying in layout page 404 displaying row headings 52 dragging data into graph 168 editing a cell value 43 editing background color 53 exporting data 48 ASCII file 141 Clipboard 142 significant digits 141 extracting data 69 filling column with normal random numbers 45 filling column with row numbers 45 filling column with uniform random numbers 45 formatting text display 51 from matrix conversion direct 114 XYZ columns 114 gap from top 53 go to row 49 grids 53 importing data into 44, 68, 121, 125 multiple files 128 range 126 inserting columns 40 inserting data in a column 47 inserting rows 41 introduction 12 keyboard navigation 42 labeling columns 54, 63 from import header 125, 126 making active from data plot 321 menu bar 13 missing values 48 moving columns 40 naming from import file 125 naming columns 54, 59 from import header 125 open from template 39, 71 pasting data into 140 link 140 transpose 140 Index • 683 Index plotting a range 49, 155 plotting when no X columns 57, 156 printing 423 range 423 programming 67, 68 row heading width 53 row number i 71 save as template 71 selecting adjacent columns 50, 56 selecting all the data 49 selecting cells 51 selecting nonadjacent columns 50, 56 selecting rows 50 setting column data type 60 setting column display format 61 date 62, 65 day of week 63, 65 month 63, 65 numeric 61, 64 time 62, 65 setting column plotting designations 55, 59 disregard 56 error 56 label 56 multiple X 56 X 56 Y 56 Z 56 setting default X values 58 setting the display range 49 from import file 125 setting values with a function 45, 46 sorting data 506 support engineering notation 43, 61 template customizing 621 import options 122, 125, 128, 613 starting Origin 590, 591 transposing columns and rows 41, 613 transposing when pasting data into 140 typing data into 42 Worksheet Column Format dialog box 59 Worksheet data set definition 153 naming convention 153 Worksheet Display Control dialog box 51 Worksheet Script dialog box 68 Workspace closing Project Explorer 22 controlling view with Project Explorer 21 WYSIWYG graph page viewing mode 390 X X column plotting designation 56 multiple 56 displaying default values 58 setting default values 58 X chart 455 X constant with base surface graph 3D 234, 350, 352 X value setting for data plots 159 X value indicator object displaying X value 131 XPM files exporting 414 XWD files exporting 414 X-Windows Dump graphic export file format 414 X-Windows Pix Map graphic export file format 414 XY Faces tab Plot Details dialog box 334 XZ Faces tab Plot Details dialog box 334 Y Y column plotting designation 56 Y constant with base surface graph 3D 235, 350, 352 546 Year 2000 compliance 65, 301 YZ Faces tab Plot Details dialog box 334 Z Z Index • 684 Index column plotting designation 56 Z axis clipping data in color map surface graph 352 Z clipping color map surface graph 3D 352 Zipping files 623 Zoom tool 437 Zooming changing axis scale 276, 435 in and out of page 400 Zsoft PC Paintbrush Bitmap graphic export file format 413 Index • 685
