Datatable View

Datatable view

The datatable view displays a table of a track's data. It has its own toolbar for selecting the track and visible data columns. The data displayed in the table can be analyzed with the Data Tool or copied to the clipboard and pasted into a spreadsheet or other application.

1. Selecting a track

Select a track from the dropdown list on the datatable view's toolbar.

Selecting a track

2. Selecting visible data columns

Select the data columns displayed in the table by clicking the Data button and checking those of interest. The time column is always displayed.

Showing all the data

3. Selecting data cells

Click and drag in the table to select cells. Double-click to select all cells, or click on a column header to unselect all cells. Note that clicking a column header also sorts all data in that column's ascending order.

Selecting cells

4. Copying data

Right-click the table and select Copy from the popup menu to copy the selected cells to the clipboard. On Mac, select one cell, then hold down both the shift and control keys while clicking on a second cell to select the enclosed range and pop up the Copy menu.

Copying the data

If no cells are selected, the entire datatable will be copied.

Copying the data

5. Defining new data columns with Data Builder

Right-click the table and choose Define... to display a Data Builder with which you can define custom variables for plots and datatables.

Scale menu

Custom variables can be virtually any function of built-in and previously defined custom variables. For help using Data Builder, open Data Builder and click its Help button.

6. Analyzing data with Data Tool

Right-click the table and choose Analyze... to open all visible columns in the Data Tool for analysis.

Scale menu

The Data Tool provides statistical analysis including automatic and manual curve fitting of all or any selected subset of the data. For help using Data Tool, open Data Tool and click its Help button.

Scale dialog