Malvern Mastersizer Series Getting Started page 36

C H A P T E R 2
Query Cursor
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G e t t i n g S t a r t e d
à Table pane
The table pane is used to show the result information in tabular form. Other
information relevant to the measurement will also be shown. The type of
information displayed in the table pane is determined by the "view". The software
has a list of standard views that can be easily changed by the user. Custom views
can be created by the advanced user.
To select a view, either select the View menu item or move the mouse cursor to
any part of the table pane and press the right mouse button. This action will
display a pop-up menu which shows you the selection of views available. Once
selected the table and graph pages will immediately update. See chapter 6 for
details of the views available.
Double-clicking the left mouse button in the table pane has the effect of
temporarily expanding that page to fill the window. Double-click again to restore
the split screen. Scroll bars appear on the table pane if the pane is too small to
show the whole table.
Ä Graph pane
When a different view is selected the graph pane automatically changes to
represent the data in the table. The graph pane always shows the same result but
there are options to change the way it is displayed, for example the graph can be
shown as a histogram, oversize plot, undersize plot, frequency plot or the result
can be over-plotted on a graph of previous measurements.
The form of each graph may be modified by clicking the right mouse button over
the graph pane (or by selecting the Setup-Graph menu item). This produces a
dialogue that allows plot styles, axes and colours to be changed. See
Setup-Graph in the software reference manual for more information.
If the left mouse button is pressed with the cursor over a graph the query cursor
appears.
Moving the query cursor over the graph displays information about the graph at
the co-ordinates of the cursor. A typical message would be:
x = 2.84 µm, y = 11.8% (59.1%).
This means at this point of the graph that 59.1% of the sample is below 2.84
microns and that 11.8% of the sample is in that particular size band.
Double-clicking the left mouse button in the graph pane has the effect of
temporarily expanding that pane to fill the window. Double-click again to restore
the split screen. The graph will automatically fit the graph pane.
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