Select [Insert] - [Trend], then click and drag on the page to insert a trend. Once the trend has been placed, click on the object to open the [Property Editor].
The Trend Object has four unique tabs in the [Property Editor]: [Colors], [Show Configuration], [Initial Time Span], and [Pens]. The features enclosed in these tabs are explained in further detail below.
Colors
Item | Description |
Background Color Enabled | Allows the user to enable or disable background color filling for the trend. |
Background Color | With Background Color Enabled, allows the user to assign a background color for the trend. |
Chart Background Color | Allows the user to assign a background color for the chart area of the trend. |
Grid Color | Allows the user to assign a color for the grid lines used in the chart area. |
2. Show Configuration
The options in this tab are used primarily to toggle optional labels, headers, legends, etc. for the trend.
Item | Description |
Show Controls | With this option enabled, the trend will have a [Pause/Play] switch placed in the bottom left corner. |
Show Time Span Legend | Displays the full date and time range covered by the trend in the header of the trend. Note that this feature is only enabled for a trend that is stopped. This feature works in tandem with [Show Date Time Span Slider] feature. With a specified shortened time frame selected using the [Date Time Span Slider], the user can manually cycle through time intervals of the defined size. |
Show Tag Values | Displays the most recent tag value recorded on the trend for all attached tags. |
Show Grid | Displays a grid within the trend area. |
Show X-Axis Labels | Displays values for major ticks on the x-axis of the trend. |
Show Y-Axis Labels | Displays values for major ticks on the y-axis of the trend |
Show Value Span Slider | Displays a slider on the right hand side of the trend that allows the user to adjust the scaling of the y-axis at will. |
Show Date Time Span Slider | Displays a slider on the bottom of the trend that allows the user to adjust the scaling of the x-axis at will. Note that this feature is only enabled for a trend that is stopped. This feature works well in tandem with the [Time Span Legend]. This feature can be used to zoom in on specific time frames within the trend. |
3. Initial Time Span
The options in this tab are used to adjust the scaling of the x and y-axis of the trend
Item | Description |
Sample Period (ms) | Configures the time interval for the data display. A smaller sampling time will increase the accuracy of the Trend graph. You can assign a value between 100 and the display time. |
Min Value | Configures the minimum displayed value for the y-axis. Users can also opt to attach a tag to this property by pressing the |
Max Value | Configures the minimum displayed value for the y-axis. Users can also opt to attach a tag to this property by pressing the |
Time Direction | Changes the direction in which the trend is read, users can select a trend that reads left to right, or right to left. |
icon and selecting the desired tag form the [Link Tag] window.4. Pens
This option allows the user to attach tags to the trend and adjust the appearance of the data points on the trend. Users can add a new tag to be tracked by pressing the [Add Pen] button at the bottom of the tab. For each new pen added, a new sub-tab will be added to the [Property Editor] with the following five properties.
Item | Description |
Tag | Allows the user to assign a tag to be plotted by pressing the  |
Description | Allows the user to attach a short description of the attached tag. |
Pens Color | Allows the user to select a color for the plotted trend line. |
Pen Width | Allows the user to adjust the width of the plotted trend line. |
Pen Type | Allows the user to adjust the type of the plotted trend line. Users can select from solid, dashed. and dotted lines. |