How to modify an object

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Modification of a graphical object

Modification of a numerical object

Renaming a numerical object

Modification of a frame

Masking or unmasking an object

Pinning-down an object

Unpinning a pinned-down point

Marking or unmarking a point for traces

Adding scale to a frame

Increasing or decreasing the size of all display fonts

Changing the style of all the points of the figure

Applying style and color of an object to another object


Modification of a graphical object.


To modify the graphical characteristics of a graphical object, select it's characteristics in the right tollbar the activate the palette tool and click on all the objects to be modified.


When a graphical object has been created via a dialog box, you have to select the graphical object modification tool the click on the object. The dialog box will pop-up and allow you to modify the object.


Modification of a numerical object.


To get a numerical object modified, you ca use :


Renaming a numerical object.


To get a numerical object renamed, use menu item Calculation - Rename calculation.


Modifying a frame.


Use menu item Modify  Frame.

Choose the frame to be modified in the list then click on the Modify button (or double-click on the frame in the list).


You will also have the possibility to :


Masking or unmasking an object.

To mask an object, click on tool and click on the object to me masked.

To unmask an unhidden object, use tool then click on the masked object (all the masked objects have a dotted style).



Pinning-down a free point or a linked point.


In the points  icons, select icon and click on the point (free point or linked point). It won't be movable until it is unpinned.



Unpinning a pinned-down point.

In the points  icons, activate tool then click on a point which has been pinned-down. This point can now be captured.


Marking or unmarking a point for traces.


A point marked for trace will write down a trace during the capture of a point (or some macro executions).


For this trace to be visible, you must activate the trace for the active figure, clicking on icon (which must be highlighted).


To get a point marked for trace trace, use tool and click on the point.

To get a point unmarked for trace trace, use tool and click on the point.


Adding scales to a frame.


Use menu item Modify - Add scale to frame.



Increasing or decreasing the size of all the display fonts.


Clicking on will increase the size of all the display fonts of the figure (one pixel step).


Clicking on will decrease the size of all the display fonts of the figure (one pixel step).



Changing the style of all the points of the figure.


Select in the right tool bar the point style you wish to be given to all the points the use menu item Modify - Give current style to all points.



Applying style and color of an object to another object.


Click on tool in the upper toolbar, then click on the object you wand the style to be replicated then click on the object you wand the style to be applied to.