Descriptive Information Section
Applicability: Cranium, Synapse (core versions 0317+)

The Descriptive Information Section of the XY Graphs Chapter contains four fields used to identify and reference triangular graphs: X Variable field; Y Variable field; Reference field; Keywords field.

  • X Variable: the name of the variable displayed on the x axis (the bottom axis).
  • Y Variable: the name of the variable displayed on the y axis (the right axis).
  • Reference: the identifier of a reference associated with the current graph's data.
  • Keywords: one or more keywords associated with the current graph. Used for searching and organizing graphs.
X, Y Variable Fields

The X and Y Variable fields contain descriptions of the variables displayed in the xy graph. These descriptions do not have to be the same as the labels used in the xy graph.

You edit a variable field like other text fields. Clicking the left mouse button on the field's datum control activates the edit dialog. See documentation on the Text Edit Dialog for editing details

Reference Field

The Reference field stores a reference for the current graph. This reference can be any value but we recommend that it corresponds to the name of one of the references in the current document. This will enable Cranium and Synapse to easily find details about the graph's reference.

You edit the Reference field similar to how you edit other text fields. Clicking the left mouse button on the field's datum control activates the edit dialog. See documentation on the Text Edit Dialog for editing details. The dialog's List button will display a list of all references in the current document.

Keywords Field

The Keywords field contains one or more keywords separated by a semicolon (";"). The chapter's Compile Keywords command uses these keywords to organize xy graphs.

You edit a variable field similar to how you edit other text fields. Clicking the left mouse button on the field's datum control activates the edit dialog. See documentation on the Text Edit Dialog for editing details

Commands Menu

Clicking the right mouse button within any of the section's field edit controls activates the field's commands menu.

The menu's commands enable you to copy, cut and paste values to and from the data control. See Common Menu Commands for documentation on the commands commonly found on command menus.

Related Documentation
Topic Description
XY Graphs Chapter document chapter that displays and manages xy data and graph entities.
Creating Graphs discusses the procedure and several detailed examples of creating graphs of physical property values.