Contents
ANGOSS Graphics Help Contents

Overview of ANGOSS Graphics

Introduction

Menu Commands

The File Menu

The Edit Menu

The Graph Menu

The Data Menu

The Options Menu

Using Graphics with Other Programs

KnowledgeSEEKER

Importing Data

The Graphics Server

The Clipboard


Graphics Introduction
ANGOSS Graphics Introduction

The ANGOSS Graphics application generates a variety of two-dimensional and three-demensional graph types based on data that has been imported from ascii files or sent from ANGOSS KnowledgeSeeker. Since ANGOSS Graphics is an OLE server, any program that can insert objects can make use of it by embedding an ANGOSS graphic.

Graph types that can be generated:

Two-Dimensional	Three-Dimensional

Bar	Bar

Line	Line

Layer	Layer

Step	Step

Pie	Pie

Scatter	Surface

X-Y	Wireframe

Polar

Contour

Horizontal Bar

You can add a header and a footer to the graph plus text for the X,Y, and Z axis titles using the available fonts in whatever size you think is appropriate.


File Menu
The File Menu

The File menu contains the commands used for opening an ANGOSS Graphics file, saving a file, or printing the graph.  Note that importing data is accomplished through the Import commandon the Data menu.

For details see...

New

Open

Save

Save As

Print


New command
New

This command simply clears the current graphic preparing for a new one.

See also

The File Menu


Open command
Open...

The Open... command lets you open an existing ANGOSS Graphics file. When you select Open... from the File menu, the open dialog box is displayed.

Simply select the file that you want to work on from the list in the dialog box using the arrow keys or a mouse. The list contains only the names of the ANGOSS Graphics files and directories on the current drive. If all of your files don't fit in the list box, scroll through the list using the arrowhead to find the file name or directory that you want to use.

Opening Files and Directories

To open a file, highlight or type the name of the file that you want to open and press Enter.  If you are using a mouse, you can click on the highlighted name to select the file, and then click on the OK button or you can just double click to open the file.

If you use the Tab key to move from the file list to a button selection.

You can use the same procedure if your file or directory is contained within another directory. Pressing OK while a directory is selected or double-clicking on a directory will not close the dialog box but will display the new directory's contents. Remember that you can return to the previous level by selecting the parent directory indicator. You can also type in the name of the file using your keyboard.

To open a file or directory on a different drive, select the the desired drive in Drives list box. The files and directories located on that drive are then displayed, ready for you to open them.

If you change your mind at any time, you can exit from the dialog box by pressing Escape or selecting the Cancel button.

See also

Importing Data


Save command
Save

The Save command saves a copy of the file you are working with onto disk. Use the Save command when you want to update a file on disk. Use Save As... when you want to save a copy of a file without changing the file already on disk or, if you want to rename it.

To save a file, select Save from the File menu. The message "Saved." is displayed in the status bar to let you know that your file has been saved to disk.

If this is a new file, the Save as... dialog box will be displayed where you can name the "Untitled" file.


Save As command
Save As

The Save as... command lets you save a file under a different name, directory, or disk. Use the Save as... command when you want to make a backup copy of a file, or when you want to keep both the original copy of a file and a copy with changes.

To save a file with a different name, enter the new name into the text field beneath the list box. Names can be any valid DOS file name. However, you cannot leave a blank space or use any of the following:   *  ,    _   \ . The \ is used to indicate directory entries as shown below. If you want the file to be saved in a directory other than the current directory, move to the appropriate directory using the list box or type the directory path name, and then the file name in the text box. For example:

C:\mydir\myfile

If the file name you enter exactly matches a file already on disk, a message asks you if you wish to replace the current file on disk with the one on your screen.


Print command
Print

The Print command allows you to print a copy of your graph.

Printer type and parameters

ANGOSS Graphics lets you print your graph on any printer currently installed in Windows. You may also change available printing parameters.

Print to file

You can redirect your printing to a file by manipulating parameters in the Windows Control Panel or using the "Print to File" check box in the Print dialog box.

In this case ANGOSS Graphics will send its printing output to the specified file. Printing to a file is useful for passing the graphic image to remote printers that are not directly connected to your PC.

For transferring the graphic to another application, such as word processing package, use the Copy command in Edit menu. After that you can import the graphic into the applicationa by copying it from the Windows Clipboard.  Alternatively, since ANGOSS Graphics is an OLE server, any program that can insert objects can make use of it by embedding an ANGOSS graphic.


Edit Menu
The Edit Menu

The Edit menu provides access to the Windows clipboard through the copy command.  The current graph can be copied to the clipboard which can then be pasted into another application.  Note that you cannot paste data into the graph from the clipboard.

See also the Import command and the graphics server discussions.


Copy command
Copy

The Copy command copies the graph to the clipboard in one of two formats:

Bitmap

Windows metafile


Graph Menu
The Graph Menu

The Graph menu contains the commands used for selecting a graph type, adding text and changing the perspective on three dimensional graphs.

For details see...

Render

Titles

2D Type

3D Type

3D View


Render command
Render

The Render command redraws the graph.  If auto render in the Options menu, is turned on, the graph is automatically redrawn after making any changes to it.


Titles command
Titles

The Titles command allows you to create and edit text on your graph through a dialog box.  This dialog box contains a text box, font type and size selectors, and a page positioning option.  Text can be added to the following places:

Header	Text above the graph

Footer	Text below the graph

X Axis	Description of the X axis

Y Axis	Description of the Y axis

Z Axis	Description of the Z axis


Two Dimensional Graph
2D Type

This accesses the two dimensional graph types:

Bar

Line

Layer

Step

Pie

Scatter

X-Y

Polar

Contour

Horizontal Bar

See also 3D Type.


Three Dimensional Graph
3D Type

This accesses the two dimensional graph types:

Bar

Line

Layer

Step

Pie

Surface

Wireframe

See also 2D Type and 3D View.


Three Dimensional View
3D View

The 3D View command changes the viewing perspective of 3D graph types.

After selecting the 3D View command, a dialog box appears containing a representation of the three dimensional space occupied by the graph.  Using the scroll bars or arrow keys, the perspective is changed by pivoting the graph on one of its corners.


Data Menu
The Data Menu

The Data menu provides access to the following commands:

Import

Export

Parse


Import command
Import

The Import command allows you to create graphs from data contained in an ASCII text file.  Data in this file must be delimited by one or more spaces (or a single comma), forming columns, or placed on separate lines, forming rows, or both.  For example, the following text file delimits data with both spaces and columns:

ITEMS	Day1	Day2	Day3

Item1	10	8	11

Item2	19	12	9

Item3	36	25	30

The order of data on the graph can be affected by the Parse command.

See also:

Open

KnowledgeSEEKER

Graphics Server


Export command
Export

The Export command allows you to create an ASCII text file from data originally used to create the current graph.  Data in the file will be delimited by spaces or commas (columns) and/or lines (rows).

Typically the Export command is used when the graphs data comes from a source other than Import command.

See also:

Open

KnowledgeSEEKER

Graphics Server


Parse command
Parse

The Parse command determines how data is interpreted when creating a graph.  Data can be read as either columns or rows. For instance, using the example from the Import command help, we  have a text file that contains:

ITEMS	Day1	Day2	Day3

Item1	10	8	11

Item2	19	12	9

Item3	36	25	30

The data in this file can be read horizontally as:

ITEMS, Day1, Day2, Day3, Item1, 10...

or, it can be read vertically as:

ITEMS, Item1, Item2, Item3, Day1, 10...


Options Menu
The Options Menu

The Options Menu contains the Auto render command.


Auto Render command
Auto Render

The Auto render command, when turned on, redraws the graphic each time a change is made.  When turned off, the graphic can still be redrawn with Render command on the Graph menu.


KnowledgeSEEKER

ANGOSS KnowledgeSEEKER is a fast, accurate, data analysis and interpretation application.  KnowledgeSEEKER automates the analysis process and rapidly delivers multi-dimensional summary results in the form of graphic decision trees.  Unlike other data analysis products,  KnowledgeSEEKER is easy to master and doesnt demand an extensive background in statistical analysis.

Graphing KnowledgeSEEKER results is accomplished through its Graphics option on the View menu.


Graphics Server

ANGOSS Graphics can behave as an OLE graphics server for any Windows application, such as a word processor, that supports object embedding.  This means that you can access ANGOSS Graphics from that application, create a graph, and insert that graph into the applications main file type (e.g., a document).

Refer to your Windows application documentation for information on inserting or embedding objects.


Clipboard
The Clipboard

The Windows clipboard is used as a temporary storage space for all Windows applications.  Copying data and/or graphics between applications is often accomplished through the clipboard.

In general, an application's Cut and Copy commands place data into the clipboard while the Paste command copies from the clipboard to the application.