XWINPLOT

NORMAL PLOTS---XWINPLOT is the WYSIWYG plotting program, which will display existing data that has been created in XWINNMR.  If data is missing for your plot, you can exit back to XWINNMR and create the data or use an interface from XWINPLOT that will allow you to create the missing data (such as peak lists, integrals, parameters, etc.).  You can start XWINPLOT from XWINNMR by typing xwinplot in the pink command line area or by selecting it from the Windows submenu.  The current data set will automatically be loaded.  If you wish to add your parameter list to your plot, click the parameter icon on the left side of window.  You can place your parameter list (rectangular outline appears) anywhere on your plot by holding and then releasing the left mouse button.  To add your spectrum, select the 1D icon at left.  Place mouse cursor at upper left edge of layout and press and hold left mouse button as you expand your spectrum across the layout area.  When you are satisfied with position, release left button.  If you want to add an expanded view of a particular area to the plot, repeat these same steps adding a smaller spectrum to a blank area of your plot.  Then select the Expand mode icon at left.  You can expand a rectangular area of your spectrum by clicking the left mouse and dragging the small rectangle about the area you wish to expand.  After releasing the left button, that area will be expanded.  If you want to add a title to your spectrum, you can define the font size and type under the Attributes window.  Make your changes and then click Apply.  Click the Title icon at left.  Define the title area on your spectrum by dragging the rectangular box as described above and your title from xwinplot will be added to the rectangle.  You can annotate your spectrum as well by once again selecting font size and type under the Attributes window and then selecting the Text Mode icon (ABC/abc).  Select the location for your comments by clicking on the spectrum layout area and then entering your text.  You can also add arrows; etc. to your plot to mark selected peaks, etc.  (See the XWINPLOT manual for more details.)
      If you “mark” your spectrum (box tool with green squares along edges), you can open the 1D object editor(1D/2D Edit button on top tool bar to the right).  This will allow you to show peaks, label peaks, show integrals and show integral labels on your plot.
    To print your plot, select File and then Print.  If you want to use this same layout for all your spectra, you can save this layout by selecting File, followed by Save As.  You can then enter this layout when you run xwinnmr (use the edo command and edit the Layout parameter).
    You change the printer to tiff and print to a file and then transfer the file to the PC (via FTP) for incorporation into a word-processing document.  An easier way to incorporate a spectra into a windows program is to use the 1-D processor on the NMR PC.

STACKED PLOTS---First click on the Data button (upper left of main menu bar) then click on Edit.  In the next window find the files you want to display (first picked in the bottom spectra) and click on Append.  When all spectra have been added to the bottom window with the Append command click Apply to send these spectra to XWIN-PLOT.  Close the window and click OK in the existing window.  To add spectra, select the 1D icon from the left pallet.  Place your mouse cursor at upper left edge of layout and press and hold left mouse button as you expand your spectrum across the layout area.  When you are satisfied with position, release left button.  Next click on the select tool (upper left tool above the EXPAND tool, it has the green squares along the edges of the box) and then select the displayed spectrum.  Once your spectrum is selected, indicated by a square outlined with green squares, right click the spectrum and choose EDIT.  Scroll down to the bottom of the next window and choose the number of display spectra and change the X and Y offset position.  You can check the white washed box at the bottom of the window if you wish.  You can click Apply to see the changes you are making.  Once satisfied click OK and Expand the region of interest.  If you want to look at another series of spectra with the same scaling and displayed region click on the Data button (upper left of main menu bar) then click on Edit.  In the next window find the files you want to display (first picked in the bottom spectra) and click on Append.  When all spectra have been added to the bottom window with the Append command click Apply to send these spectra to XWIN-PLOT.  The new spectra will be displayed with the same scaling and expansion.  This is useful for comparing sets of spectra.

 

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