Version 4.0: Origin User's Manual
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1. Gg Window Types Origin provides a number of window types for viewing analyzing and presenting your data These windows include worksheet matrix Excel workbook graph layout page and notes windows The window type that is currently active in the Origin workspace determines the menu bar and toolbars that are available Worksheet Windows A worksheet s primary function is to hold and organize the data that you bring into Origin and to provide tools for data manipulation exploration statistics analysis and plotting Topography of an Origin Project and Workspace e 12 Chapter 2 Origin Basics The columns in a worksheet are related to one another by their plotting designation such as X and Y and their location The plotting designation determines how the selected data will plot For example in the following worksheet if you select columns A through E and then click the Line amp Symbol button on the 2D Graphs toolbar columns A and B C and D and C and E will plot as XY pairs Worksheet Column Plotting Designations Hii FIE tal SEAE T os E gt Axis Title Worksheet Menu Bar File Edt View Plot Column Analysis Statistics Tools Format Window Help The File menu provides Origin project and window commands that are available independent of the active window When a worksheet is active the File menu also provides commands to gt import and export data The Edit menu provides cut copy paste2. ree Data Worksheet Project Windows Project windows include worksheet matrix Excel workbook graph layout page and notes windows You can create and open any number of windows in an Origin project The only limitation is your machine s memory However you should keep your projects manageable by limiting the number of windows contained in a project You should also consider organizing the windows using Project Explorer Creating a New Window To create a new window click one of the New Window buttons on the Standard toolbar New Window Buttons on the Standard Toolbar Project Windows e 30 Chapter 2 Origin Basics These buttons create windows based on a default template For example the New Worksheet button creates a worksheet based on the ORIGIN OTW template You can change the template that is associated with any of these buttons To do this select File New to open the New dialog box To change the template associated with the New Worksheet button select Worksheet from the list box then select the desired template from the Template group Click Set Default to associate this template with the New Worksheet button Changing the Template for the New Worksheet Button Function LabT alk Script C Program Files niginLabsOngin 0 E Set Default You can also use the New dialog box to create new windows based on specific templates Renaming a Window To rename a worksheet matrix graph layout page o
3. The Statistics menu is only available when a worksheet is active This menu provides commands to gt perform a number of statistical tests on your data The Tools menu command provides commands to set global preferences in the Options dialog box re activate reminder messages and pack selected files into a single file to share with other Origin users These commands are available independent of the active window When a worksheet is active the Tools menu also provides commands to gt associate LabTalk script with the worksheet gt perform linear polynomial and sigmoidal fitting gt compare two columns of data by fitting the same function to the data The Format menu provides commands to display a reduced menu structure in which only basic operations are available to edit the name and programming related properties of a label and to align objects to a grid These commands are available independent of the active window Additionally the worksheet Format menu provides commands to gt set the worksheet or column display options gt set incremental X values in a worksheet without a designated X column The Window menu provides commands to arrange the windows in the workspace open the Script window activate a Project Explorer folder and activate a window in the workspace These commands are available independent of the active window Topography of an Origin Project and Workspace e 14 Chapter 2 Origin Basics The Help m
4. and undo commands that are available independent of the active window Additionally a button edit mode command is available for editing programmed labels When a worksheet is active the Edit menu also provides commands to gt set the worksheet display range Topography of an Origin Project and Workspace e 13 Chapter 2 Origin Basics gt convert the worksheet to a matrix gt transpose and paste transpose The View menu provides commands to control the display of the Project Explorer window toolbars status bar and Results Log It also provides a command to display a grid for aligning objects These commands are available independent of the active window When a worksheet is active the View menu also provides commands to gt update a graph after changing the worksheet data gt go to a specified worksheet row gt show a hidden X column The Plot menu is only available when a worksheet matrix or Excel workbook is active The Plot menu provides commands to gt plot data into a specified graph template The Column menu is only available when a worksheet is active This menu provides commands to gt set the column s plotting designation gt use functions to set column values or mathematically transform values gt add and move columns The Analysis menu provides commands to gt extract data gt sort data gt normalize data gt perform FFT related operations gt perform nonlinear curve fitting
5. e Vatal3 Worksheet Normal Activate ee ashes on Close Window res Datal 1 Worksheet Normal Ea Datald Worksheet Normal Minimize Window Ea Data Worksheet Normal ree Datas Worksheet Normal Restore Window ree Data Worksheet Normal Ea Data Worksheet Normal ree Datak Worksheet Mormal res Datad Worksheet Normal Ea Datas Worksheet Normal Ea Dataz Worksheet Normal Worksheet Normal To activate a window Double click on the window in the list box or click once on the window and click Activate Click Close to close the dialog box and view the active window To sort the windows To sort the windows alphabetically by name or label or by window type or state click the associated button at the top of the list box To minimize or restore a window Select the window from the list box and click Minimize Window or Restore Window To close a window so that it is no longer part of the project Select the window from the list box and click Close Window To verify closure click Yes in the Attention dialog box To disable the display of the Attention dialog box select the Disable Close Prompt check box Topography of an Origin Project and Workspace e 23 Chapter 2 Origin Basics Results Log Origin automatically routes most analysis and fitting results to the Results Log In most cases when results are output to the Results Log it opens automatically However to manually
6. the data no longer has a connection to the source workbook Thus the changes you make to the data are lost to the original workbook Window Templates When you create a new worksheet graph or matrix window for example by clicking the LE Or 21 button on the Standard toolbar Origin creates the new window based on a template The template determines the properties of the new window For example if the new window is a worksheet the template determines the number of columns in the worksheet each column s plotting designation and display type the ASCII import settings and any formulas used to set the column values If the new window is a graph the template determines the number of layers sets of XY axes on the page and their arrangement the types of data plots in each layer for example scatter or bars the number of data plots the axes scale type and text labels and other annotations Basically the template determines all the attributes of the window except for the actual data the window will contain Data is never saved with a template The following table lists the file extensions for the templates Window Templates e 35 Chapter 2 Origin Basics Template File Extensions a File Extension worksheet matrix Origin provides many built in templates For example most of the graph templates are accessible from the plotting toolbar buttons Plotting Toolbar Buttons 20 Graphs 27 lin aa 1
7. A nt S 2U _ Extended 3D Graphs lel elele zlalelolplelalels t s Origin also provides a Template Library tool for categorizing and accessing graph templates To open the Template Library tool when a worksheet or an Excel workbook is active select Plot Template Library The Template Library Tool Select Template fa E H Category Preview Standard 20 Graphs il Special Line amp Symbol SD srr ID srz Statistical Graphs gt Category Standard 2D Graphs Template Column ctp Plat Cancel Window Templates e 36 Chapter 2 Origin Basics You can also use the Template Library tool to plot your worksheet or Excel workbook data If you highlighted data in the worksheet or workbook before opening the tool and your data selection is appropriate for the template you ve selected then click the Plot button to plot the data into the template If you did not highlight data or if your selection was not appropriate for the template you ve selected then click the Plot button to open an intermediary dialog box for data selection To create a custom template you can modify an existing template or create a new template The procedure is similar in both cases You must first open a window based on a built in template customize the properties of the objects in the window and then save the window as a template The instructions on re building the window are saved with the template However any data in t
8. a Toolbar Worksheet Data T A ail inl Set All Column Values Chrl F4 zE zll H m al il th To learn how to open additional toolbars such as the Worksheet Data toolbar see Toolbars on page 7 Topography of an Origin Project and Workspace e 6 Chapter 2 Origin Basics To turn off the display of bitmaps in the menus select Tools Options to open the Options dialog box Select the Miscellaneous tab and then clear the Display Bitmaps in Menus check box After you click OK you are asked if you want to save this setting for future Origin sessions Many commands are also available from shortcut menus To open a shortcut menu right click on the object you want to perform an action on For example if you right click on a text label the shortcut menu in the following figure opens Opening a Shortcut Menu i Cut Copy Delete Label Control Properties Toolbars Origin provides toolbar buttons for frequently used menu commands As with menu commands some toolbars are only available when a particular window for example a worksheet is active Additionally a toolbar that is available for multiple window types may contain buttons that are window sensitive When you position the mouse pointer over a toolbar button a view box opens displaying the button name which indicates its purpose A more detailed description also displays in the status bar Viewing a Button s Name and Purpose ili BIS Import Mult
9. clear the Track File Dialog Changes on the File Locations tab Click OK An Attention dialog box asks if you want to save this setting for future Origin sessions Click Yes Opening More than One Project Origin can only open one project at a time To open multiple projects you must start multiple instances of Origin Appending Projects The contents of a project can be added to the currently opened project by selecting File Append or by right clicking on a Project Explorer folder and selecting Append Project from the shortcut menu Origin Project Files 29 Chapter 2 Origin Basics Appending Projects xl Ei i CI Raw Dat Find Append Project Save Project s Show All Windows Hide All Windows New Window j New Folder View Windows j Properties After you select the project to append Origin displays a Reminder Message asking if you want to append the contents of the new project into a new Project Explorer folder or into the current folder If duplicate window names exist between projects Origin automatically changes the name of the appended window by adding an A to the window name A WindowName For example in the following figure a project containing a Datal worksheet is appended to a project that also contains a Datal worksheet The appended window is renamed ADatal Renaming Duplicate Window Names when Appending x Sample 100 Name Type a 4 Y Test Data SS ADatal Worksheet
10. fra akk 2 4 after cast tro cc ea abn nart a Ln 1 Col 1 NUM 4 To learn more about programming in Origin select Help Programming or review the sample Origin projects located in the Samples Programming folder Fon faa Topography of an Origin Project and Workspace e 25 Chapter 2 Origin Basics Script Window The Script Window is available for executing LabTalk commands LabTalk is Origin s historic programming language It has been available in versions up to and including Origin 7 However Origin 7 introduced the new Origin C programming language Whereas LabTalk scripts are interpreted during execution by Origin Origin C code is compiled to byte code form and therefore executes much faster than LabTalk Even though Origin C is the preferred programming language in Origin 7 Origin C functions must be called using LabTalk commands These commands can be executed from the Script window or from many other locations that support LabTalk script To open the Script window click the Script Window button on the Standard toolbar Note that when you save an Origin project the Script window contents are not saved with the project The Script Window i Script Window File Text Edit Hide cast from 3 184796 cast from 6 659461 cast from 8 069594 cast from 4 838803 To learn more about programming in Origin select Help Programming or review the sample Origin projects located in the Samples Progra
11. function to the data The Format menu provides graph specific commands to gt set the page layer data plot and axes display options Layout Page Windows A layout page window is a display panel for graphs and worksheets that have been created in other windows You can add and arrange worksheet and graph pictures in a layout page as well as text and other annotations Topography of an Origin Project and Workspace e 16 Chapter 2 Origin Basics A Layout Page Window ea Layout Li ZIYI EST The graph displays a Schild plot on the effect af an antagonist on an agonist induced contraction response in Some tissue Parameters fram Linear Regression Slope 1 05018 0 12537 Inter F 43445 075397 Statistics R 0 97266 R COD 0 94607 e imei Lra Fi d SHEL lp SS Con dence Lr lma Da O a L Schild plo ini mapon Arpon Y Logg A 1 Layout Page Menu Bar File Edit View Layout Toole Format Window Help See the Worksheet Menu Bar for commands that are available for all window types The File menu provides layout page specific commands to gt import an image file gt export the layout page to an image file The Edit menu provides layout page specific commands to gt copy a layout page to the clipboard gt rotate the layout page between landscape and portrait orientation The View menu provides layout page specific commands to gt view the layout page using the screen drive
12. name select File Save Project If the project has not been previously saved this menu command opens the Save As dialog box displaying the default file name UNTITLED OPJ in the File Name text box Type the desired file name in the text box specify the path and click Save to save the project To save the project to a new file name select File Save Project As This menu command also opens the Save As dialog box If you have developed a folder structure in Project Explorer you can save a selected folder and its subfolders to a new project file To do this right click on the Project Explorer folder that you want to save to a project file and select Save As Project from the shortcut menu Saving a Project Explorer Folder to an Origin Project File x C Line amp Scatter Plots MEES Linke a Find ei Linked Layers 2 l Ga Raw Data Append Project Show All Windows Hide All Windows Delete Folder Rename Mew Window j New Folder Yew Windows j Properties In this example the Linked Layers 1 folder and its Raw Data subfolder all the windows that they contain plus Results Log output specific to these windows are saved to a new project file Automatically Creating a Backup Origin will automatically create a backup of the currently saved project file before re saving Origin renames the saved file BACKUP OPJ and then saves the altered file using the specified file name The automatic backup feature is
13. set on the Open Close tab of the Options dialog box Tools Options Opening a New Project A new project is opened each time you start Origin You can also open a new project by clicking the New Project button E on the Standard toolbar In both cases the new project contains one worksheet Origin Project Files e 27 Chapter 2 Origin Basics window You can however customize the new project that opens To do this select Tools Options to open the Options dialog box Select the Open Close tab and then modify the Start New Project setting Customizing the New Project Setting Start Mew Project Origin Worksheet SE Origin worksheet W J g Hemu PCIE Excel Workbook Empty Graph Matrix When opening Origin op minimized windo None Loading Previo You can select from worksheet Excel workbook empty graph matrix ORIGIN OPJ or none The ORIGIN OPJ file includes a worksheet and a graph window The graph window is configured to display a data plot of column A X values and column B Y values automatically after you import or enter data into the worksheet columns You can customize the ORIGIN OPJ project file and resave it After you click OK in the Options dialog box you are asked if you want to save this setting for future Origin sessions Opening an Existing Project To open an existing project file click the Open button on the Standard toolbar and select the desired file from the Open dialog box B
14. ta ail i The Worksheet Data toolbar is available when a worksheet is active This toolbar provides buttons to perform statistics on columns or rows of data sort use functions to set column values or mathematically transform values update these column values and fill columns with row numbers or random numbers The Column Toolbar x v fz ef le e gt gt The Column toolbar is available when a worksheet column is selected It provides buttons to set the column plotting designation and to move columns The Layout Toolbar Ll E The Layout toolbar is available when a layout page is active It provides buttons to add pictures of graphs or worksheets to the layout page The Mask Toolbar Mak O O OOOO O ajajaj aj a The Mask toolbar is available when a worksheet or graph is active This toolbar provides buttons to mask data from analysis The Object Edit Toolbar Object Edit O DOi Ca C The Object Edit toolbar is available when one or more annotation objects are selected in the active window or when more than one picture is selected in a layout page The toolbar provides buttons to align the selected objects pictures and to change the drawing order of the objects pictures Buttons are provided Topography of an Origin Project and Workspace e 11 Chapter 2 Origin Basics to group objects so that you can move or align the group Additionally buttons are provided to change the drawing order o
15. to a matrix This includes direct conversion 2D binning converting regular XYZ data and converting random XYZ data using gridding These conversion methods are available from the worksheet s Edit Convert to Matrix submenu When a matrix is active you can create 3D surface contour and image plots Matrix Menu Bar File Edt View Layout Tools Format Window Help See the Worksheet Menu Bar for commands that are available for all window types The File menu provides matrix specific commands to gt import and export data gt import and export image files The Edit menu provides matrix specific commands to gt convert the matrix to a worksheet The View menu provides matrix specific commands to gt when viewing an image zoom in and out of the image gt when viewing data go to a specified row gt switch between data mode and image mode gt show the column and row numbers or show the XY mapping for the Z values The Plot menu provides commands to plot data into a specified graph template Topography of an Origin Project and Workspace e 19 Chapter 2 Origin Basics The Matrix menu is only available when a matrix is active This menu provides commands to gt set matrix properties such as the internal data type and the display format gt set the matrix dimensions and the XY mapping relationship gt use functions to set the matrix values or mathematically transform values gt transpose invert shrink
16. using averaging expand using bilinear interpolation smooth or integrate the matrix The Image menu is only available when a matrix is active This menu provides commands to gt display images using selected color palettes gt open a tool to adjust the brightness and contrast in the image The Tools menu provides matrix specific commands to gt display the Tools toolbar tools in the region of interest mode for selecting a region to copy crop or create a new matrix Notes Windows Notes windows can contain only text and are thus used for recording information A Notes Window j Notes of This project illustrates calling NAG functi 20 FFT The data in Matrixi is passed to NAG fuctiol the 2D FFT The Real and Imag part of the FI written to Matrix and Matrix3 An inverse performed to recover the data The Real par FFT operation is written to Matrix4 The Origin function associated with this Ol and is located in the same folder as this Ole Notes Menu Bar File Edt View Layout Tools Format Window Help See the Worksheet Menu Bar for commands that are available for all window types The View menu provides notes specific commands to gt enable word wrapping Project Explorer Project Explorer is a tool to help you organize your Origin projects It is particularly useful if you are working with a project that contains more than a few windows You can use Project Explorer to develop a Topography of a
17. Chapter 2 Origin Basics Origin Basics Topography of an Origin Project and Workspace When you start Origin a new project opens displaying a worksheet window in the workspace The worksheet is one type of window available in Origin Origin also provides graph including function graph layout page Excel workbook matrix and notes windows Having various windows allows you to simultaneously view different visual representations of your data such as data in a worksheet versus a graph simplifying data manipulation and analysis Menus and Menu Commands Origin s menu bar provides commands to perform operations on the active window and to perform general operations such as opening a Help file or turning on the display of a toolbar The menu bar changes as you change the active window For example the following figures compare the worksheet and graph menu bars The Worksheet Window Menu Bar File Edit View Plot Colma Analysis Statistics Tools Format Window Help The Graph Window Menu Bar File Edit iew Graph Data Analysis Tools Format Window Help Menus are also sensitive to the active window For example the following figure compares the worksheet and graph Analysis menus Topography of an Origin Project and Workspace e 5 Chapter 2 Origin Basics The Worksheet and Graph Analysis Menus Analysis Simple Math Smoothing j FFT Filter Analysis Calculus Subtract Extract Worksheet Data eras roe Translate fr e
18. e edge of the workspace the toolbar region may display a blank area where the log was located To hide this spacer right click in this region and select Hide Toolbar Spacer from the shortcut menu Code Builder Origin s programming language is called Origin C Origin C supports a nearly complete ANSI C language syntax as well as a subset of C features including internal and DLL extended classes In addition Origin C is Origin aware This means that Origin objects such as worksheets and graphs are mapped to classes in Origin C allowing direct manipulation of these objects and their properties from Origin C Origin C s integrated development environment is called Code Builder To open Code Builder click the Code Builder button on the Standard toolbar Code Builder provides tools for writing compiling and debugging your Origin C functions Once an Origin C function is compiled the function becomes accessible from Origin Code Builder ET Untitled Code Builder vector Class_Anthmetic c File Edit View Tools Debug Window Help void testfint imax 10 vector double aait imax vector bbiimax same as aa al vector lt int akk for int 11 0 ii lt 44 GetSizel aalii rndfi bb 10 aa vectors can have a akk bb can cast double vecto ASSERT akk GetSizel imax ri 4lvector Class Arithn E E Linking 1 gt test akk 8 after cast fra Done akk 1 3 after cast
19. ects and windows and for importing ASCII data It also provides buttons for general window operations such as printing duplicating and refreshing windows The Standard toolbar provides buttons for opening Project Explorer the Results Log the Script window and Code Builder A button is provided for custom programming A button is also provided for adding a column to the worksheet The Graph Toolbar RASE Hli SEE The Graph toolbar is available when a graph or layout page is active It provides buttons to zoom in and out and to rescale axes to show all the data It provides buttons to display data plots in multiple layers display layers in multiple windows and to merge windows Labeling buttons are available for legends and a time date stamp Topography of an Origin Project and Workspace e 8 Chapter 2 Origin Basics The Format Toolbar Format E Arial 22 Bl z ul lt r Al 4 The Format toolbar is available when a text label is active This toolbar provides text formatting buttons Color control is available from the Style toolbar Note The Greek button uses the Symbol font set To associate the button with a different font set select Tools Options to open the Options dialog box Select the Text Fonts tab and then select the desired font set from the Greek drop down list The Style Toolbar S tule Ea fmm za The Style toolbar is available when a text label or other annotation i
20. enu provides commands to open the Origin and programming related Help files open a dialog box with tips on using Origin go to the OriginLab web site and register your copy of Origin These commands are available independent of the active window Graph Windows A graph window is a container and editor for creating graphs Each graph window contains a single editable page The page serves as a backdrop for the various graph objects including layers axes annotations and data plots There are many ways to create graphs in Origin The easiest method 1s to select the worksheet data that you want to plot and then select the desired graph type from the Plot menu or from one of the plotting toolbars If you ve already created a graph window you can select and drag data from a worksheet into the graph window A Graph with Multiple Layers RAWDATA el Ti a a cr i m3 i 40 Temperature C Graph Menu Bar File Edt View Graph Data Analisis Tools Format Window Help See the Worksheet Menu Bar for commands that are available for all window types The File menu provides graph specific commands to gt import ASCII data gt import an image file gt export the graph to an image file The Edit menu provides graph specific commands to gt copy a graph to the clipboard Topography of an Origin Project and Workspace e 15 Chapter 2 Origin Basics gt add and arrange layers in the active graph gt rota
21. f Type drop down list select Worksheets OGW to open a worksheet window Graphs OGG to open a graph or function graph window Matrix OGM to open a matrix window Text TXT to open a notes window After you open a worksheet graph matrix or notes window file in a project and then save the project the window then remains a part of this project To open an Excel workbook file click the Open Excel button on the Standard toolbar After you select your Excel file a dialog box opens asking if you want to open the workbook as an Excel workbook or as an Origin worksheet Project Windows e 34 Chapter 2 Origin Basics Opening an Excel Workbook Open Excel E4 Open as Excel Workbook Open as Origin Worksheet s E Worksheets Do not show this dialog box If you open the workbook as a workbook you can continue to use Excel s spreadsheet tools to process your data all within the Origin workspace You also have access to Origin s plotting and analysis tools When you are ready to save your project you can save the project with a link to your source workbook and update the link or you can save the workbook as part of your Origin project When you update the link to a linked workbook the updated workbook is available for other applications or other users If you open the workbook as one or more Origin worksheets you have no access to Excel s spreadsheet tools in Origin Furthermore
22. f objects relative to data plots The Arrow Toolbar The Arrow toolbar is available when one or more lines or arrows are selected This toolbar provides buttons to align multiple lines arrows and to customize the arrow head In addition to adding Origin s default toolbars to your workspace you can add and remove buttons from any of the default toolbars or create new toolbars containing a single button or a combination of buttons from the default toolbars To add and remove buttons from any of Origin s default toolbars select View Toolbars to enter the toolbar editing mode You can now drag toolbar buttons between toolbars To remove a button from a toolbar drag the button off the toolbar not on to another toolbar and release the mouse button To add a button to a toolbar select the Button Groups tab on the Customize Toolbar dialog box From the Groups list box select the toolbar which displays the button by default Then drag the desired button onto any of the toolbars To create a new toolbar you can drag a button into the workspace or into the toolbar region not on to another toolbar Alternatively click New on the Toolbars tab of the Customize Toolbar dialog box Type the desired name in the New Toolbar dialog box and click OK Now select the Button Groups tab and drag the desired buttons onto the new toolbar Creating a New Toolbar Hew Toolbar Toolbar name M yT oolbar Cancel Help MyToolbar B 127 127
23. ge window click the Duplicate button on the Standard toolbar When a duplicate window is created Origin names the window using the default window name syntax DefaultWindowNameN where N is assigned the lowest available number not used by other window names of the same type in the project Default Window Names Default Name Wonka Saving a Window In addition to saving projects windows except for layout pages can be saved to a file When a window is saved to a file the window can be opened in any other Origin project To save the active window to a file select File Save Window As This menu command opens the Save As dialog box Origin automatically lists the correct file extension for the active window type in the Save as Type drop down list Project Windows e 33 Chapter 2 Origin Basics Window File Extensions Window File Extension worksheet matrix Excel workbook notes Opening a Window from a File If you have a window in one project that you want to include in another project you can append the projects However this action will add all the windows from a selected project into the currently open project To append only the desired window you must save the window to a file and then open the window in the desired project To open a worksheet graph matrix or notes window that was saved to a file click the Open button on the Standard toolbar This button opens the Open dialog box From the Files o
24. ght click on a Project Explorer folder or right click in a blank space on the left side of Project Explorer Select View View Mode to alter the view mode Alternatively select View View Windows View Mode from the Origin menu bar Controlling the View of Windows in the Workspace Hone Windows in Active Folder Windows in Active Folder amp Subtolders Topography of an Origin Project and Workspace e 21 Chapter 2 Origin Basics After you organize your windows into multiple folders Project Explorer s Find dialog box helps you locate windows in your project To open this dialog box right click on the Project Explorer folder that you want to start your search from and select Find from the shortcut menu If you are unsure of the window location within your Project Explorer folder structure right click on the main project folder and select Find Finding Windows in Your Project Start From FFT Convolution 5 hi a Reset Start From If Window Names Case Sensitive IW Partial Match Allowed Close Window Labels Folder Names W Include Subfolders Because Project Explorer uses some of your workspace you may want to close Project Explorer even 1f you have already created a folder structure To close Project Explorer click the Project Explorer button on the Standard toolbar When Project Explorer is closed Origin continues to use your folder structure and view settings to display the windows in y
25. he window is not saved with the template For example suppose you want to customize the template associated with the New Worksheet button LHH on the Standard toolbar To do this click HJ to open a new worksheet Now customize the attributes of this worksheet For example perhaps you always import ASCII data files that contain data in the format X Y Y Errors In this case click the Add New Columns button on the Standard toolbar Then right click on the new column C and select Set As Y Error from the shortcut menu To save this window as a template select File Save Template As The built in template ORIGIN OTW is listed by default in the File Name text box If you click Save you will overwrite the built in template with your custom settings Alternatively you can type a new file name to save your changes to a new template If you save to a new file name you can associate the New Worksheet button LJ with this new template file it is currently linked to ORIGIN OTW To do this select File New to open the New dialog box Select Worksheet from the list box Then select your new template file from the Template group Finally click the Set Default button to associate this template with the New Worksheet button Window Templates e 37 Chapter 2 Origin Basics This page is left intentionally blank Window Templates e 38
26. iple ASCII If you open Excel workbooks in Origin when you change the active window from an Excel workbook to any other window type for example a worksheet or when you close an Excel workbook the toolbar region displays a blank area where the Excel toolbars were located see the following figure Topography of an Origin Project and Workspace e 7 Chapter 2 Origin Basics Blank Area in the Toolbar Region ma OrniginPro 7 0 UNTITLED File Edt Wiew Plot Columna Statistic Tools Format Window Help Pal alaleale aasan se S 2 T fin i f r T Blank area where the Excel toolbars were located This area is called a toolbar spacer To hide the toolbar spacer right click in the region and select Hide Toolbar Spacer from the shortcut menu When you re activate the Excel workbook window or re open a workbook Origin will automatically show the toolbar spacer with the Excel toolbars To prevent Origin from using the toolbar spacer select Tools Options to open the Options dialog box Select the Miscellaneous tab and then clear the Use Toolbar Spacer check box After you click OK you are asked if you want to save this setting for future Origin sessions When you first start Origin the following toolbars are available Standard Graph Format Style Tools and 2D Graphs The Standard Toolbar Standard x saaan sel S ES A a Ee E The Standard toolbar provides buttons for opening saving and creating new proj
27. l Workbook Menu Bar Origin menus Insert Format Tools Data Acrobat Plot Window Help When an Excel workbook is active in Origin the menu bar displays both Origin and Excel menus The File Plot and Window menus are Origin menus All other menus are Excel menus The File menu provides Origin project and window commands The Plot menu provides commands to plot data into a specified graph template The Window menu provides commands to gt set global preferences in the Options dialog box gt control the display of the Project Explorer window toolbars and Results Log gt convert an Excel workbook to a matrix using direct conversion Topography of an Origin Project and Workspace e 18 Chapter 2 Origin Basics gt arrange the windows in the workspace open the Script window activate a Project Explorer folder and activate a window in the workspace Matrix Windows A matrix displays a single data set containing Z values Instead of displaying the data set as a column in a worksheet a matrix displays the data in a specified dimension of rows and columns A matrix is linearly mapped in X by columns and linearly mapped in Y by rows By default the column and row numbers display in the column and row headings To display the X and Y values select View Show XY Showing the X and Y Matrix Values fae Matrix fae Matrix J Fa g a o4ue3 0 18967 Origin provides a number of methods for converting a worksheet
28. mming folder Origin Project Files An Origin project file contains all the worksheet matrix graph layout page and notes windows that are open in the workspace when you save the project These windows include minimized and hidden windows as well as windows that are accessible from other Project Explorer folders in the current workspace Excel workbook windows are a special case If a workbook is open in the workspace the project can be saved with a link to the source workbook file or the workbook can be saved internal to the project gt Saving the project with a link to the source workbook file allows you to maintain an external Excel file that is updated when changes are made to the associated workbook in Origin This source file is also available for use in other applications and can be accessed by other users gt Saving the workbook internal to the project enhances the project s portability You can open the project on any computer that has Origin and Excel installed and have full access to your workbook data To control how the workbook is saved with the project right click on the workbook window title bar and select Properties from the shortcut menu In addition to these window types the contents of the Results Log is saved with an Origin project as well as the current Project Explorer folder and window structure Origin Project Files 26 Chapter 2 Origin Basics Saving a Project To save a project to the current file
29. n Origin Project and Workspace e 20 Chapter 2 Origin Basics folder structure for organizing the windows in your project You can also use Project Explorer to control the view of your workspace When you first start Origin Project Explorer displays docked to the bottom edge of the workspace You can dock it to any other edge or display it as a window in the workspace To prevent Project Explorer from docking when positioning it as a window press CTRL while dragging Project Explorer S FFT Convolution Hame Type View Size Modified Created Raw Data Folder q 1 23 2001 83172000 1 ConvGraph Graph Normal 19KB aag A171993 1 EF Motes Hotes Normal 2ra bytes 117232001 63172000 1 To create a new folder right click on the project folder or a subfolder and select New Folder from the shortcut menu Once you have created one or more subfolders you can move windows between folders Creating a New Folder zj rrer m re I E Find Append Project Save Project As Show All Windows Hide All Windows New Window j New Folder View Windows d Properties In addition to adding and moving folders Project Explorer also controls the view of your workspace By default only the windows in the active Project Explorer folder display in your workspace For projects with lots of windows this allows you to focus on specific windows in a clutter free workspace To control the view of the windows in your workspace ri
30. open and close the Results Log click the Results Log button on the Standard toolbar Opening and closing the Results Log only controls its view state You do not lose results by closing the log When the Results Log first opens it displays docked to the top edge of the workspace You can dock it to any other edge or display it as a window in the workspace To prevent the Results Log from docking when positioning it as a window press CTRL while dragging Each entry in the Results Log includes a date time stamp the window name a numeric stamp which is the Julian day the type of analysis performed and the results The Results Log x 1172372001 20 33 Graphi 1245223692 Data GAUSSTAN_Amp1 odel Gauss quation y yH CA Cuwesgqrt CPI 42 gt gt gt sexpt 28 x xc ow gt hi 2 DoF R 2 87158 H 98844 aPrameter Value Error 5 4 8249 4 62492 C 24 910625 H 8923 16 26232 4 21844 798 75604 23 08163 You can right click in the Results Log to open a shortcut menu with commands to copy print clear and view additional results The Results Log Shortcut Menu Copy Select All Print Clear Clear All Clear Last Entry Restore Last Cleared Entry View All Results e View Results in Active Folder View Results in Active Folder amp Subfolders W Auto Open Topography of an Origin Project and Workspace e 24 Chapter 2 Origin Basics Note When you close the Results Log after it has been docked to th
31. our workspace Thus if you are working with a project that contains subfolders and the view mode is set to view only the active folder s windows then Origin will display the windows in your currently active folder To access windows in other folders you can re open Project Explorer or you can select Window Folders Folder Name to view the windows in the selected Project Explorer folder The window list at the bottom of the Window menu updates to reflect the windows in the Folder Name folder Accessing Folders and Windows from the Menu Bar Cascade Tile Horizontally Tile Vertically Arrange Icons Rename Script window Alt 3 Folders 1 FFT Convolution i Conic 2 FFT Convolution A aw Data Convolution Topography of an Origin Project and Workspace e 22 Chapter 2 Origin Basics If you have more than nine windows in your current Project Explorer folder and you want to view a window that is not currently listed in the window list at the bottom of the Window menu select Window More Windows This menu command opens the Windows dialog box The Windows dialog box can be resized by clicking and dragging on the edge of the dialog box The dialog box displays the names and or labels window type and current status of all the windows in the current Project Explorer folder or the current folder and subfolders depending on your Project Explorer viewing mode The Windows Dialog Box Disable Clase Prompt Jub
32. r notes window activate the window and then select Window Rename Alternatively right click on the window s title bar and select Rename from the shortcut menu Both menu commands open the Rename dialog box To rename an Excel workbook window right click on the window s title bar and select Properties from the shortcut menu When renaming windows consider the following gt The window name cannot start with a numeral gt Origin ignores any spaces between characters gt The name cannot exceed 13 characters in length For greater flexibility in window naming include the Label field in the window title bar The label allows more characters and accepts special characters for example an underscore and dollar sign It also allows spaces between characters Project Windows e 31 Chapter 2 Origin Basics Hiding a Window To maximize the use of your workspace you can hide windows from view without deleting them from the project To hide a window in the workspace select the desired window icon on the right side of Project Explorer and then double click on this icon To return the window to the normal view mode double click again on the window icon These view controls are also available by right clicking on the window icon in Project Explorer or by right clicking on the window title bar Hiding a Window from View Mame Type VIEW Folder a Raw D Folder Graph Normal El Convir Graph Hidden Notes Mormal EF Hotes Note
33. r or active printer driver gt zoom in and out of the layout page gt show master page items in the layout page The Layout menu is only available when a layout page 1s active This menu provides commands to gt add pictures of graphs or worksheets gt view picture placeholders to increase redraw speed gt view pictures using the screen driver to increase redraw speed The Format menu provides layout page specific commands to gt set the page display options Topography of an Origin Project and Workspace e 17 Chapter 2 Origin Basics Excel Workbook Windows You can open Excel workbooks inside Origin combining Origin s plotting and analysis power with Excel s spreadsheet tools To plot your workbook data in Origin you must have Excel version 7 Microsoft Office 95 or later installed on your computer either as a local or network copy Note When you change the active window from an Excel workbook to any other window type the toolbar region displays a blank area where the Excel toolbars were located To hide this spacer right click in this region and select Hide Toolbar Spacer from the shortcut menu Opening an Excel Workbook in Origin H Book EAA Al quantities in tullions of barrels day Domestic crude Petroleum 2 Year ol production Crude oi tmports products imports 1973 9 21 3 24 2 78 1974 3 77 3 47 2 42 1975 8 37 4 10 1 75 6 1976 8 13 5 28 1 81 1977 8 25 6 57 2 00 Oye H energy i Exce
34. s MHormal Deleting a Window To delete a window from the project click the X button in the upper right corner of the window Origin then asks you if you want to hide or delete the window To prevent this verification prompt from displaying select Tools Options to open the Options dialog box Then select the Open Close tab In the Window Closing Options group select how you want Origin to respond when you click a particular window type s close button Setting the Close Option for a Window Type Window Closing Options Worksheet Delete without Prornp Excel Workbook Hide Without Prompt Frompt Graph Layout Prompt Matrix Prompt Notes Prompt Prompt for save on Script Window close Refreshing a Window Whenever you change the contents of a graph window or a worksheet or expose a part of a window that was hidden Origin automatically redraws the affected portion of the window leaf a portion of the window may not refresh correctly Whenever this occurs click the Refresh button on the Standard toolbar to refresh the active window Project Windows e 32 Chapter 2 Origin Basics Note To control the percentage of the window that must be exposed before Origin automatically redraws the window select Tools Options to open the Options dialog box Select the Miscellaneous tab and then edit the No Redraw Covered combination box Duplicating a Window To duplicate the active worksheet graph matrix or layout pa
35. s selected It provides buttons to set the line and fill color style and point size The Tools Toolbar The Tools toolbar provides text arrow line and other annotation buttons It also provides buttons to enlarge a region of a graph The Tools toolbar also provides buttons to read the XY and Z if 3D or contour location on the page and the XY and Z location of a data point You can also define t E a range of data Fal Furthermore a button is provided to draw a data plot E Note If you are viewing an image in a matrix you can display the Rectangle tool in the region of interest mode EA The region of interest mode allows you to select a region of the image to crop copy or duplicate The region of interest mode is controlled from the Tools Show Tools as ROI menu command The 2D Graphs Toolbar 20 Graphs J ot eT i Oe aa P A ert Ss Pee The 2D Graphs toolbar is available when a worksheet Excel workbook or graph window is active It provides buttons for the common 2D graph templates and for accessing a custom graph template Topography of an Origin Project and Workspace e 9 Chapter 2 Origin Basics gt When a worksheet or Excel workbook is active first select the data that you want to plot and then click the button on the 2D Graphs toolbar to plot your data gt When a graph window 1s active you can change the graph type for example from scatter to column for the active data plot To acti
36. t All Column Values Ctl Fa _ S Average Multiple Curves Sot Hange interpolate E strapolate Sort Columns Pr ile Sort Worksheet d Fit Linear Fit Polynomial Normalize Fit Exponential Decay j EFT Fit Exponential Growth Correlate Fit Sigmoidal E Fit Gaussian 7 Fit Lorentzian Hisense Fit Multi peaks gt Non linear Curve Fit Norelinear Curve Fit Origin provides two menu levels which determine the number of menu commands that are available By default Origin displays the full menu which means that all available menu commands are provided However Origin also offers a short menu level which provides a reduced set of menu commands for performing basic operations only To activate this reduced set of commands select Format Menu Short Menus At any time you can re activate the full set of commands by selecting Format Menu Full Menus Some menu commands have shortcut keys associated with them If available the shortcut key displays to the right of the menu command For example when a worksheet window is active you can press CTRL F5 to access Set All Column Values Note You can t use a shortcut key if the menu is open Some menu commands also have bitmaps that display to the left of the command The bitmap indicates that the menu command also has toolbar button access To access the command from a toolbar look for the toolbar button represented by the command s bitmap Accessing a Command from
37. te the graph between landscape and portrait orientation gt merge all the graph windows into one window The View menu provides graph specific commands to gt view the graph using the screen driver or active printer driver gt zoom in and out of the graph gt show or hide elements in the graph gt resize the active graph layer so that it fills the page gt resize the graph window so that it fills the screen The Graph menu provides commands to gt add data to the graph including error bars or a function gt rescale the axes and exchange the X and Y axes gt create a new legend or color scale for color mapped data gt stack grouped data most useful for column and bar charts The Data menu provides graph specific commands to gt set the display range gt move and remove data points The Data menu also lists the data sets that are plotted in the active graph The active data set is checked The Analysis menu provides graph specific commands to gt perform linear and nonlinear fitting gt perform math operations gt smooth or filter the data gt differentiate and integrate gt perform a subtraction or translation gt average curves gt perform interpolation and extrapolation gt perform an FFT The Tools menu provides graph specific commands to gt open analysis and fitting tools gt open a tool for adding and arranging layers gt compare two sets of data by fitting the same
38. vate a data plot select the data plot from the Data menu Then click the button on the 2D Graphs toolbar to change the graph type In addition to these default toolbars you can open the following additional toolbars To do this select View Toolbars to open the Customize Toolbar dialog box Then select the desired toolbar from the Toolbars tab The Edit Toolbar The Edit toolbar provides cut copy and paste buttons The 2D Graphs Extended Toolbar 2D Extended The 2D Graphs Extended toolbar is available when a worksheet Excel workbook or graph window is active It provides buttons for the additional 2D graph templates not accessible from the 2D Graphs toolbar The 3D Graphs Toolbar 3D Graphs The 3D Graphs toolbar is available when a worksheet Excel workbook or matrix is active The first two buttons patel are available for plotting XYZ data The next four buttons B 2 9 e Io are z H a available for plotting XYY data The remaining buttons ALAA AAE l are available for plotting matrices The last button the Image Plot button m is available for plotting images The 3D Rotation Toolbar 30 Rotation Topography of an Origin Project and Workspace e 10 Chapter 2 Origin Basics The 3D Rotation toolbar is available when a 3D graph is active This toolbar provides buttons to rotate the graph and change the perspective The Worksheet Data Toolbar Worksheet Data zajet
39. y default Origin will keep track of the project file path so that each time you open a project in the current Origin session the path to the last opened file will be selected by default in the Open dialog box To turn off file tracking or to specify a custom project file path select Tools Options to open the Options dialog box Select the File Locations tab Select Origin from the top list box and then click Edit This opens the File Extension Group Defaults dialog box Customizing File Tracking WM Track File Dialog Changes Save Path Edit Use Open Path ae al User Path User Path Use Open Path Oniginlab 0 DAL User Path Use Open Path Project OP User Path Use Open Path ABF Script User Path Use Open Path LabT alk Script SigmaP lat User Path Use Open Path SigmaPlot HoteE Sound User Path Use Open Path wave File 7 wi Themranit alarh CRC lear Path Lee Oren Poth Tharan G a a Origin Project Files 28 Chapter 2 Origin Basics File Extension Group Defaults Group Origin Use Open Path C Program Files OriginLabs Origin 0 Type Project OFJ cancel gt To specify a custom project file path select User Path in the Open Path group and then browse to the desired folder from the associated text box Click OK gt To set your Origin folder as the project file path select Origin Path from the Open Path drop down list Click OK To direct Origin to always use this custom path
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