Redraw—Redraws the current view and updates the view with any data changes.

Cut—Cuts the selected graphical elements. A cut object can be pasted into the same graphics area or into the graphics area of another VDA Tool.

Copy—Copies the selected graphical elements to a clipboard. A copied object can be pasted into the same graphics area or into the graphics area of another VDA Tool.

Paste—Pastes the contents of the clipboard in the graphics area of a VDA Tool.

Delete—Removes the selected graphical elements from the plot window and redraws the view. When a graphical element is deleted, it is not added to the clipboard. Therefore, you cannot paste or in any other way restore an item that has been deleted.

Data Select—Lets you select a subset of the data that is plotted in the view window. Use the mouse to select a point or draw a rectangle around the data you want to select. Selected data can be exported to another VDA Tool with the File=>Export Selected Data command. Information about the selected data is printed in the Message Area.

Irregular Data Select—Lets you draw an irregular boundary around a specific region of interest in your data. Press and drag the left mouse button to define the irregular region. The region closes when you release the mouse button. Selected data can be exported to another VDA Tool with the File=>Export Selected Data command.

Object Selection—Lets you select graphical elements in the plot using the mouse. Graphics elements include text, lines, rectangles, legends, and axes. Selected graphics elements can be cut, copied, pasted, deleted, or grouped. For more information on selecting graphical elements, click here.

Pixel Zoom—This feature lets you edit individual pixels using a pixel editor. After selecting Pixel Zoom from the menu, click an area of interest on the image. A rectangular bounding box appears where you clicked and the pixel editor window opens. This window lets you edit the color of pixels inside the bounding box. Click the Help button in the pixel editor for more information.

Create Text Object—Add words and phrases to accentuate important trends and differentiate features of the view. Use MB1 to pick a starting point for the text, then enter the text. Press <Return> when you are finished entering text.

Create Line Object—Add a line to the display area to emphasize a particular value or to visually connect text to some feature of interest elsewhere in the view. Press and drag MB1 to define the line. Press and drag <Control>-MB1 to constrain the line to be horizontal or vertical.

Create Box Object—Add a box to the display area to enclose a region of special interest. Press and drag MB1 to define the corners of the rectangle. Press and drag <Control>-MB1 to create a square.

Create Ellipse Object—Add an ellipse to the display area to enclose a region of special interest. Press and drag MB1 to define the bounding box of the ellipse. Press and drag <Control>-MB1 to create a circle.

Endpoint Profile—Opens a Profile View dialog box in which a linear profile of the image data is displayed. Press and drag MB1 to establish the profile line. The profile view changes as MB1 is dragged. When MB1 is released the profile line is fixed, until the next time MB1 is pressed.

Row Profile—Opens a Profile View dialog box in which a horizontal profile of the image data is displayed. Click MB1 to establish the horizontal line, or press and drag MB1 to interactively vary the row profile displayed.

Column Profile—Opens a Profile View dialog box in which a vertical profile of the image data is displayed. Click MB1 to establish the vertical line, or press and drag MB1 to interactively vary the column profile displayed.

View Next Image—If multiple images are loaded into the Image Tool, you can click this button to cycle through the images in sequence.