MagicPlot Manual Contents

MagicPlot is a lightweight application for scientific and engineering data analysis, graphing, nonlinear curve fitting and multi-peak fitting. MagicPlot comes in two editions: MagicPlot Pro and MagicPlot Student. MagicPlot is available for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux/Unix-like systems.

Table of Contents

Overview

System Requirements and First Launch

Getting Started: Tables, Figures, Fit Plots and Undo

Importing Table from Text File (ASCII)

Table Editing

Missing Values (NaN) in Tables and Calculations

Creating a Copy of Table, Fit Plot, Folder or Figure

Nonlinear Curve Fitting with Fit Plot

Nonlinear Curve Fitting: Fit Plot

Fitting Algorithm and Computational Formulas

Joining the Parameters of Fit Curves

Specifying Custom Fit Equation

Using Spline for Baseline Subtraction

Guessing Peaks

Predefined Fit Curves Equations

Export Curves as Table

Data Processing

Setting Column Formula

formula

Table Sorting

Data Processing and Auto Recalculation

Smoothing

Integration

Differentiation

Fast Fourier Transform (FFT)

Convolution and Deconvolution

Correlation

Histogram Calculation

Descriptive Statistics

Calculating Integrals and Statistics on Intervals using Fit Plot

Batch Processing

Batch Processing

Visual Data Navigation

Scale Scrolling for Data Navigation

Reading Plot Data, Measuring Distances, Curves Selection

Quick Plot Tool

Creating and Editing Figures

Creating a Figure

Color Map Plots

Adding and Arranging Axes Boxes on a Figure

Adding and Arranging Curves on Figure Axes

Specifying Axis Multiplier, Prefix and Suffix

Shifting Curves on Figure and Creating 2D Waterfall

Using Figure Templates

Drawing and Editing

Axes Style Editing

Drawing on Figures and Fit Plots, Image Zoom and Objects Selection

Colours and Opacity Adjustment

Creating Transparent Figures and Fit Plots

Using of Dimensions Toolbar

Switching Curves Antialiasing on the Screen

Text Labels Editing

Inserting Special Symbols and Greek Letters

Advanced Typography Features

Image Exporting and Copying

Image Export

Preview Image

Copying Images to Clipboard

Tools

MagicPlot Calculator

Appendices

portable

comparison

Keyboard Shortcuts

Release Notes

Introducing MagicPlot 2.7

Full Release Notes

Frequently Asked Questions

mac_launch

MagicPlot and Firewall FAQ

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