The Layout Navigator shows a hierarchical view of all of the objects in your layout by page.  Within each page node, plots and other objects are listed with their data source (Figure 4.27).

 

 

Figure 4.27  Layout Navigator

Figure 4.27  Layout Navigator

 

 

The first level of the hierarchy in the Layout Navigator is the page number. The second level is the objects on your page, such as plots, gate views, text boxes, and data grids. If the object contains data (e.g., a plot or data grid), the data set is shown, as well as an indication of whether or not the data is gated.

 

If you select an object on your layout, the corresponding node in the Data Navigator will be highlighted. Hovering the mouse cursor over an object in the docked Data Navigator displays a thumbnail view of the object. In a layout with more than one page, clicking on a node in the Data Navigator will change the visible layout page to the page where the corresponding object is located.

 

Click on a node to expand it. While holding the mouse button down, drag an object (e.g., a plot title) stemming from the node to your layout and release the mouse button. The results of drag and drop operations from the Layout Navigator are described in the table below.

 

 

Drag and Drop Operation from Layout Navigator

Function

Drag an object to an empty part of the layout

Moves the object to the new location.

Drag an object onto an existing object in the layout

Adds the appropriate data to the existing object. You will be prompted to choose special paste format options.

Drag a data set to an existing plot

Adds data to the plot. You will be prompted whether to replace the existing data or add it as a new overlay.

Drag a data set to an empty part of the layout

Brings up the Select plot types... dialog to open plot(s) using this data set.

Drag a gate to a plot

Applies the gate to the plot.

Drag a plot to a text box

Prompts you to create a keyword or statistics token from that plot in the text box.

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