Add a Plot to a Graph

A plot is a visual representation of data such as a scatter plot, a series line, a bar chart, or a histogram. A graph can contain one or more plots. Many analytical graphs are built by layering multiple plots in a graph cell.

Note: You cannot add plots to matrix graphs that you create from the Matrix tab of the Graph Gallery.

To add a plot to a graph cell:

Do one of the following:
- In the Plot Layers panel of the Elements pane, click and drag a plot icon to a cell in your graph.
- Right-click inside a graph cell and choose Add an Element from the pop-up menu. Then click a plot icon from the Elements pop-up window.
The Assign Data dialog box appears.
Specify the data for the plot, and then click OK. For more information, see Assign Data to a New Plot.
Repeat the previous steps if you want to overlay another plot on the existing plot.

Note: All plots in a cell must use a single common data set.
Save your changes. See Save a Graph to a File.