Create a Graph

When you create a graph, you can either start with a blank graph or choose a predefined graph from the Graph Gallery.
To create a new graph:
  1. Select Filethen selectNew, and then select one of the following:
    • Blank Graph
      A blank graph appears in the work area.
    • From Graph Gallery
      The Graph Gallery dialog box opens.
  2. Take the actions described in the following table.
    If you selected:
    Perform these steps:
    Blank Graph
    To add a plot to the blank graph, click and drag the plot icon from the Plot Layers panel to the graph. (If the Plot Layers panel is not visible, select Viewthen selectElements to display it.)
    From Graph Gallery
    Locate and click the graph you want in the gallery.
    Click OK.
    The Assign Data dialog box opens.
    Exception: The Assign Data dialog box does not open if you selected a multi-cell graph from the gallery. After opening a multi-cell graph, to customize the data for the various plots in the graph, you must open the Assign Data dialog box for each cell individually. A message box appears with a message to this effect.
  3. In the Assign Data dialog box, specify the data for the plot in the graph, and then click OK. For more information, see Assigning Data to a Plot.
  4. If you want the graph to be a classification panel, click the Panel Variables tab and select the classification variable(s).