A Trend can support up to 32 tags, where each created pen can be assigned one tag. Click Insert > Trend or the Insert Trend icon in the toolbar, and click and drag on the page to bring up the Trend as shown to the right:

The Basic Properties window allows changing the displayed content and formatting within the object. The Basic Properties window will show up named “YT Trend”. Any tag bound with the Trend will appear as a new pen.

Pens control how the object being tracked will look on the Trend. The user can change the color, description, width, and pen type within this tab. A user can add a new pen by clicking on Add Pen. To bind a Tag to a Pen, there are currently two ways to do so, one would be via Smart Binding, and the other would be done manually. A tag can be bound to the pen by double-clicking the Tag field, left-clicking the chain-link icon next to the field, or dragging a tag to the Tag field.

For smart binding, simply click and hold the Tag Name that needs to be bound to the Trend, and drag it over the Trend. This will create a new Pen with the Tag as the target.

The Appearance pane enables the use of colors and selections to alter visible characteristics.

The Transform tab provides adjustable properties that will reshape or move the object.

There are currently no applicable actions available for the Trend. This is intended, and there are no plans to add this capability.

During runtime, interaction with the Trend enables reviewing historical data and keeping up-to-date with data collection. The user can look back at past data at a specific time interval, rewind the Trend to see past data and jump back to the current data collection. Trends can also be paused and halt the front-end data collection and resume the data collection display. The Trend can also be zoomed in and zoomed out of as well.

Trends allow the user to hide or unhide pens during runtime. Clicking on the pen will hide or unhide the line connected to it.