# Creating Data Plots

Description | Usage | Exporting OpenDocument Spreadsheets | Exporting Text Files | See Also

## Description

Draco can generate scatter and line graphs via the Data Plot functionality. Data Plots are useful for variable compairon and data visualization. Draco allows mulitple dependent variables to be plotted simultaneously within a single set of axes. The resulting plots can be saved separate from the worksheet in a variety of formats, and the plot can be directly copied to the system clipboard for pasting into other applications.

## Usage

Data Plots can be created whenever the Data Window is in focus. To create the plot, select Plot column data... from the Plot Menu. Alternatively, click the Data Plot button from Data Window the toolbar.
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Either option will open the Plot Column Data dialog.

## Exporting OpenDocument Spreadsheets

Exporting Draco worksheets to OpenDocument Spreadsheets writes all numeric data, including both Variables and Constants, to a new OpenDocument spreadsheet. The resulting file is compatible with the OpenOffice Calc application, as well as a host of other programs.
The spreadsheet resulting from the export will consist of three sheets named variables, constants, and descriptions. The first sheet, variables, contains the names of all variables on the first row followed by all values on subsequent rows. The constants sheet contains two columns, if applicable. The first column lists the labels of all constants from the Draco worksheet, and the second column lists their respective values. Finally, the description sheet will contain two columns, if applicable. The first column contains the variable names, and the second contains their related descriptions. Only variables with descriptions are listed on the final sheet.

## Exporting Text Files

Draco can export numeric variable data to comma-separated value (CSV) text files. Furthermore, Draco does allow for the selection fo only certain variables to output ot the text file. If the user selects the Export Columns... from the Export/Plain Text submenu, the following dialog will appear:

## See Also

Importing Data

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