Setting and Deleting Markers

11.03.2021

To set a marker:

1.Place the active cursor at the location that you want to mark.

2.Open the menu Cursor Tools/Cursors[Marker] > Set.

3.Select the option Show markers in all views if the marker is to appear in all views of the diagram.

4.In the menu Cursor Tools/Cursors[Marker] > Set click on a marker in order to set it. Set other markers of the same type by clicking on Cursor Tools/Cursors[Marker] > Set or pressing the ENTER key.

Note: In the menu Cursor Tools/Cursors[Marker] > Set you will find predefined and custom markers. You can specify the appearance of the custom markers on the Markers tab of the object by setting the markers. These attributes are not used for the predefined markers. However, after you have set a marker, you can always edit it with the command Cursor Tools/Cursors[Marker] > Edit.

To set a range marker:

1.Set the two cursors to the right and left of the range of the curve you want to mark.

2.Open the menu Cursor Tools/Cursors[Marker] > Set.

3.Select the option Show markers in all views if the marker is to appear in all views of the diagram.

4. In the menu Cursor Tools/Cursors[Marker] > Set click on Curve range, Area under curve or Custom range marker. Set other markers of the same type by clicking on Cursor Tools/Cursors[Marker] > Set or pressing the ENTER key.

Note: You can also set a range marker with the mouse by holding down the CTRL and SHIFT keys and then dragging a range with the mouse.

To set an image marker:

1.Place the active cursor at the location that you want to mark.

2.Open the menu Cursor Tools/Cursors[Marker] > Set.

3.Select the option Show markers in all views if the marker is to appear in all views of the diagram.

4.In the menu Cursor Tools/Cursors[Marker] > Set click on Image marker or Custom image marker. Set other markers of the same type by clicking on Cursor Tools/Cursors[Marker] > Set or pressing the ENTER key.

5.If you specified a media on the diagram's Cursors tab, a still image will be used from that media. Otherwise, a dialog box appears where you can select an image file.

To delete a marker:

Delete the marker closest to the active cursor using the command Cursor Tools/Cursors[Marker] > Delete.

You can delete all of a curve's markers by placing a cursor on the curve and then in the Cursor Tools/Cursors[Marker] > Delete list box choose the Remove all for cursor command.

You can delete all unbound markers by disabling the option Cursor Tools/Cursors[Cursors] > Bind Cursor To Curve and then using the command Cursor Tools/Cursors[Marker] > Delete > Remove all for cursor.

You can delete all markers of the diagram by using the command Cursor Tools/Cursors[Marker] > Delete > Delete All.

You can delete any marker while the cursors are active by right-clicking with your mouse to select Delete Marker from the context menu.

If you disable the cursors by clicking on Cursor Tools/Cursors[Cursors] > On/Off, you can select one or more markers and delete them using the DEL key. If the diagram is in a document or worksheet, you will first have to open it by double-clicking on it.

See Also

Analyzing Data with Cursors

Markers

Navigating to Peak Values or Markers

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