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1. To set the values as favorite axis range, click the star in the Set as Favor-
ite column.
If the values are shown in bold and blue, the current axis range matches to
the favorite axis range already.
To change the favorite axis range, define another axis range and click
again the star in the Set as Favorite column. You can not delete a once
defined favorite axis range. You can only overwrite it with new values.
For shared axes the minimum and maximum range is calculated based on
the minimum and maximum values of the individual signals.
The favorite axis range can not be set if you have changed the data rep-
resentation of a signal into the hexadecimal or decimal values.
2. To apply the favorite axis range, do one of the following:
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To apply the favorite axis range to all axes, click .
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To apply the favorite axis range to a selected axis, strip, or signal, right-
click this item and choose Apply Favorite Axis Range from the context
menu.
Note
The Zoom to fit function overrides the settings of the Apply Favorite Axis
Range function. If you want to go back to the original setting, click Apply Favor-
ite Axis Range again.
To set the default behavior for signal-to-axis assignment
To reduce the configuration effort, you can define the default behavior for signal-
to-axis assignments by using the Properties window.
1. Click the tab Instrument in the Properties window.
2. Select one of the following entries from the Signals Distribution menu:
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Per unit one axis
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One common axis
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Individual axes
The setting is applied when adding signals with the INSERT key or in the Con-
figuration Manager. It is used for newly added signals from the Variable
Explorer or from other instruments, given the signal can be assigned to a
shared axis.
In case a signal is added by drag and drop, the selection wheel appears. For
more information, see "To assign signals using the selection wheel" on
page60.
Note that an axis can be shared only for matching data types and the same
data representation. "No-Match" signals get an own axis, as the original
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