The Data Navigator is designed to give you a useful overview of all the data files used in the entire layout. It shows you a hierarchical view of all the data, as all the plots using that data. The Data Navigator also allows you to manipulate the data and plots on the layout. For example, by simply dragging and dropping the data icon on the Data Navigator you can replace or overlay the data on a plot.

 

In the course of this example, we will:

 

•Open and dock the Data Navigator.

•Learn about the Data Navigator features and how to use them. Specifically we will use the Data Navigator to:

oExplore the use of the thumbnail image of a plot associated with a data file.

oInsert new data onto a plot.

oAdd an overlay to a histogram.

oInsert a new plot onto the layout.

 

In the first exercise, we will open and dock the Data Navigator.