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Overview
Grapher is an
easy to understand technical graphing package for anyone who needs to create
publication-quality graphs quickly and easily. With Grapher, creating graphs
is quick and easy.
Create any
graph you want in Grapher 5! Edit it quickly and easily
with the
always-available Property Inspector.
Create one of
26 unique 2D or 3D graph types in Grapher 5! Customize any portion of any
graph to make the graph completely unique to your situation! There are
four different types of 2D graphs that can be created in Grapher: linear,
bar, polar, and specialty graph types. In addition, many of these graph
types are available with a 3D aspect. If you need an extra variable plotted
on your graph, try one of the 3D XYZ graphs!
| Linear
graphs |
Bar
graphs |
Polar
graphs |
Specialty
graphs |
3D
aspect graphs |
3D
XYZ graphs |
| Line
plots |
Bar
charts |
Polar
plots (line/scatter) |
Hi-low-close
graphs |
Ribbon/wall
plots |
3D
line/scatter plots |
| Scatter
plots |
Floating
bar charts |
Polar
bar plots |
Pie
charts |
Step
plots |
3D
bar charts |
| Step
plots |
Histograms |
Polar
function
plots |
Ternary
diagrams |
Function
plots |
3D
bubble plots |
| Function
plots |
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Rose
diagrams |
Box-whisker
plots |
Bar
charts |
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Wind
charts |
Bubble
plots |
Floating
bar chart |
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Histograms |
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Pie
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Create your own
custom graphs by using the easy to follow Graph Wizard. Add legends, curve
fits, annotations, and drawing objects to complete the graph. Organize
your objects in the improved Object Manager and edit your graphs in the
new Property Inspector! Editing has never been this easy! Create templates
to use the same graph settings with multiple data files. Save the graphs
in Grapher 3 or Grapher 4 GRF or GPJ format to make sharing documents between
colleagues easier than ever! Automate the graphing process with the included
Scripter™ program. Export graphs for use in presentations and publications
in one of Grapher's many export formats, including PDF and EPS!
Which Grapher
Features Would You Like to Learn About?
Graph Types
Display your
data as one of 26 different graph types in Grapher 5. Combine multiple
graph types to present your data in a completely new way! Alter any property
of any of the graph types to create compelling new graphs.
Line and Scatter
plots display data as a line or symbols. Combine line and symbols or use
only the line or only symbols. Display the data as a traditional 2D line/scatter
graph.
Create line
plots with
plotted symbols,
comments, and fit curves.
Ribbon/wall
plots are similar to line plots, but are shown in 3D!
Ribbon/wall
plots can be customized with
comments,
fit curves, error bars, and legends.
3D Line/Scatter
plots are used to display the location of points with three variables.
Display the data as lines and symbols and add plot labels.
Display lines
or symbols in three dimensions
with the
3D XYZ Plot.
Step Plots display
data as vertical and horizontal lines. Display your step plot as either
2D or 3D.
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Create step
plots with horizontal or vertical lines in 2D or 3D.
Bubble Plots
display data with varying sized symbols. The size of the symbol is dependent
on a third variable. Change the bubble to any symbol! In Grapher 5, you
can use a 2D bubble plot that displays three variables or a 3D bubble plot
that shows the change in four variables.
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Create bubble
plots to show how one extra variable relates to the normal XY or
XYZ variables. Display in two or three dimensions!
Bar Charts display
data as adjacent or stacked bars. Choose to have vertical or horizontal
bars. Bar charts can be displayed as 2D or 3D!
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Create bar
charts with horizontal or vertical bars.
Add error
bars directly to your bar chart!
Floating Bar
Charts display the difference between two variables. Choose to have vertical
or horizontal bars. Choose between 2D and 3D floating bar charts!
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Create floating
bar charts with two variables.
Change the
orientation to display vertical or horizontal.
Function Plots
display mathematical functions. Plot Y as a function of X, or plot a parametric
equation where X and Y are a function of a third variable, T. Function
plots can be shown in a 2D or 3D orientation.

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Specify a
function or equation to create a graph.
Position
the axes anywhere on the page.
Hi-Low-Close
Graphs display a range of Y values at each X value. These plots are commonly
used to display the high, low, opening and closing of stock values, though
Hi-Low-Close graphs are also used for many other purposes. Grapher 5 introduces
a new variation on the hi-low-close graph, the candlestick graph.

Track stock
performance with the High-Low-Close Graph. Overlay a
best-fit
curve to predict future performance. Display as a candlestick
plot for
even faster one-look analysis.
Polar Graphs
display degree, radian or grad data versus a radial distance. The degree,
radian or grad data are displayed on a circular angle axis. The second
axis is a radial axis showing the distance from the center of the circle.
Display degree,
radian, or grad data versus radial distance on a Polar Graph.
Polar Function
Graphs display mathematical functions. Plot radius as a function of angle,
or plot a parametric equation where both the radius and the angle are a
function of a third variable, T. The angle axis can be in degrees, radians
or grads data.
Display mathematical
functions on a Polar Function Graph.
Polar bar charts
allow direct comparison of two variables in polar coordinates. Similar
to a regular bar chart, the polar bar charts allow you to determine which
variable to compare against the angular axis. Display in degree, radian,
or grad data.
Display directional
data as bars
on a Polar
Bar Chart.
Rose Diagrams
display degree, radian or grad data versus a radial axis. Like histograms,
Rose Diagrams display statistical data, showing the number of occurrences
of an event that fall within a specific angular region. Bins are fully
customizable in rose diagrams!
Display
custom bin sizes, grid lines,
and custom
ticks with radial statistical data
on a Rose
Diagram.
Wind Charts
graph frequency vs. wind direction. Bins are created according to the wind
speed. The frequency can be viewed as counts, relative frequency, or as
percentages of relative frequency. Bins are fully customizable!
Separate wind
speed in different
bins according
to wind direction
on a Wind
Chart.
Pie Charts show
data as proportional slices of a circle. Each data value is divided by
the sum of the data to determine the size of the slice. Display pie charts
in 2D or 3D!

Display
the pie together or explode a slice.
On a Pie
Chart, choose how to label each slice.
Ternary diagrams
show the relative proportions of three variables on three axes. Choose
to show the relative proportions as percentages or as fractions. Add lines
to connect the points on the ternary diagram! Display any column for the
labels or show relative proportions for labels!
Display the
Ternary Diagram with or without labels.
Add lines
between the points to show trends.
Histograms display
data separated into groups or bins. Add labels, a Gaussian fit, and display
the Y axis as relative frequency to change the display of this graph. Display
histograms as either 2D or 3D!
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Display statistical
information on a Histogram Graph.
Set the bin
size and the number of bins.
Box-Whisker
plots are commonly used to show the min, max, median, and lower and upper
quartiles for a particular group. The caps at the end of each box indicate
the extreme values (min and max).
Display median,
first and third quartiles and outliers in a Box-Whisker plot.
Curve Fits
Curve fitting
routines help depict trends in your data. Select pre-defined fits or define
a custom fit to add to the graph. Display fits for Line and Scatter Graphs,
Step Plots, Polar Graphs and Histograms. There are 11 pre-defined curve-fitting
algorithms in Grapher:
Linear
Logarithmic
Exponential
Power
Spline Smoothing
Polynomial Regression
Orthogonal Polynomial
Regression
Linear through
Origin
Running Average
Weighted Average
Gaussian (available
only for histograms)
Associate any number
of fits with a single curve. Change the line style, color and width for
each fit. Applicable statistics are available for each fit. The resulting
statistics are copied to the clipboard or displayed in a report window.
Export fit curve data to a worksheet to calculate additional statistics.
Change the range of data used to create the fit curve and the range of
values to display the fit curves individually.
Display data
using a curve fit.
Equation
coefficients can also be displayed.
Template Graphs
Create a graph
with the desired colors, number formats, tick mark spacing, legend styles,
etc., and save it as a template graph for use with multiple data sets.
Project Files
Create a graph
with the desired worksheet and save it as a project file. Project files
save the data used inside the file. After the graph is created and saved
as a project file, the external worksheet can be deleted.
Axes
Grapher has four
axis scales: linear, logarithmic (base 10), natural logarithmic, and probability.
Use Grapher's default settings or specify custom settings for all axis
parameters. Set the axis scale, change the axis length and starting position,
add additional or duplicate axes, change axis limits, enter an axis title,
add grid lines, break the axis, or hide the axis on your graph. On each
axis, you control the major and minor tick frequency and spacing or you
can use Grapher's default settings. If the data uses date and time as one
of the data columns, axis labels are automatically generated using dates
and times. In addition, manual date/time labels can be created or labels
can be read from a worksheet, allowing you to use any type of tick labeling.
Break axes
and display dates to interpret
your data
faster!
Date and Time
Compatibility
Use date and
time entries in the worksheet as a data column in Grapher 5. Grapher will
automatically use date and time labels on the axis. Clip the curve, limit
the axis minimum and maximum using date and time values. Set axis tick
marks based on a calendar frequency such as once per month, twice per year,
or once per every four hours.
Graph date
and time entries directly from the worksheet.
Display worksheet
ticks quickly with dates.
Error Bars
Error Bars are
displayed on Line and Symbol Graphs and on Bar Charts. Display error bars
for the average value, sample standard deviation, population standard deviation,
or standard error of the mean. Or, calculate custom error bars in the worksheet
and display them on the graph.
Labels and Curve
Filling
Labels can be
added to most graph types. All properties of the labels can be changed
easily, including numeric format, adding bold or italics, changing the
font size or style, or changing the label color. In addition, labels can
be moved so that neighboring labels do not overlap. Grapher 5 adds the
ability to quickly move labels for most graph types with the mouse. Select
only the label you want to move and effortlessly drag it to a new location.
Labels can also be moved with the keyboard for finer adjustments.
Most graph types
also support curve filling. Fill can be defined between two curves or by
using a single curve. With a single curve, fill above, below, to the left,
or to the right of the curve. Choose to fill to the axis minimum or maximum
or to a customized data value.
Fill curves
to the left, right, up, or down.
Add labels
and move to avoid overlap.
Text Editor
Easily add text
objects to graphs using Grapher's text editor. Select any typeface, font
size and color for individual characters within the text block. Add superscripts,
subscripts and symbols to your text. Automatically enter current dates
and times. Create complex mathematical equations and include them in your
graph.
Use Grapher's
text editor to create complex mathematical equations.
Worksheet Features
Display, enter,
edit, print and save data.
Double precision
capabilities allow up to 15 digits without loss of precision.
>Import data
files in the following formats: XLS, SLK, WKx, WRx, CSV, TXT, DAT, BNA,
and BLN.
Save your data
files in XLS, SLK, CSV, TXT, DAT, BNA, and BLN formats.
Cell formatting
includes background colors and cell height and width.
Include formatting
information when copying to the worksheet.
Sort data using
multiple columns.
Calculate numerous
statistical functions on individual columns of data.
The number of
data points the worksheet can handle is only limited by the amount of memory
available on your computer (up to 1 billion rows x 1 billion columns).
View a list of
all worksheets associated with a graph.
Export data from
fit curves, function plots, histograms, rose diagrams, and wind charts
to create new data files.
Update command
allows worksheets that are edited in other programs to updated immediately
in Grapher.
Embedded Excel
window allows the use of Microsoft Excel from within Grapher.
Additional Features
Set multiple levels
of undo.
Add legends to
graphs.
Customize Grapher
by selecting the default settings.
Control line
styles, color and width.
Add drawing objects
to any graph such as points, lines, polygons, rectangles and ellipses.
Create custom
colors, lines, and fill patterns.
Reshape polylines
and polygons using the reshape tool.
Combine and break
apart composite objects.
Rotate all drawn
objects, imported objects and graphs.
View all objects
using the Object Manager.
Edit all objects
in the new Property Inspector.
Keep the Object
Manager and Property Inspector available -- even while editing.
Lock the position
of any object to prevent accidental movements.
Use the Arrange
command to move objects forwards or backwards.
Add a variety
of arrows to the ends of polylines.
Digitize data
from a graph using a large crosshair that extends to the rulers. Write
the data to a ASCII file to create new graphs.
Fix the digitizing
process directly to the line or digitize anywhere in the plot window.
Display and edit
detailed areas of a graph using the Zoom commands.
Calculate the
area under a curve.
Switch between
two different plot types. For example, change your line plot into a bar
chart.
Automation
Automate Grapher
from any Active X Automation compatible client such as Visual BASIC or
use Golden Software's Scripter.
Embed and link
Grapher into other applications.
Embed and link
documents from other applications into Grapher.
Import/Export
Options
Import formats
include:
GSB, BNA, DLG, LGO, LGS, DXF, PLT, BLN, CLP, EMF, WMF, E00, TIF, BMP, TGA,
PCX, WPG, DCX, EPS, JPG, PCT, SHP, MIF, PNG, GIF, DDF, and GSI.
Export formats
include: EMF, WMF, CLP, DXF, CGM, TIF, BMP, TGA, PCX, WPG, JPG, PCT, DCX,
PNG, SHP, BNA, BLN, GSI, PDF, EPS, MIF, and GIF.
Graph Wizard
The Graph Wizard
is an easy to use step by step command that creates a graph for you using
default parameters. Select the type of graph, the worksheet and the columns
to use and the wizard does the rest. Add curves to existing graphs or create
new graphs with the wizard. After the graph is created, it can be edited
by double clicking on any portion of the graph.
System Requirements
Windows 98,
Windows 2000, Windows Me, and Windows XP or higher
Suggested 27
MB of free hard disk space
Suggested 32
MB RAM above Windows minimum requirements. Suggested 64 MB RAM minimum.
800 X 600 x 256
color minimum monitor resolution.
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