Adding Cursors and a Cursor Table

Use cursors and its cursor table to read and interpret information from a graph. Place cursors at predefined positions.

1. Enable cursors on the graph.
   1. On the Measure tab, in the Measurement group, click the  Cursors icon.
2. Add a cursor table to the graph.
   1. On the Measure tab, in the Measurement group, click the  Cursor table icon.

   
   

   

   
   Figure 1. A Cartesian graph with cursor table.

   Note: The table contains the data for the displayed points as well as the difference (indicated by B-A).

   Tip: If you move the cursor outside of the visible region of a graph, a handle appears to retrieve the cursor.
3. Set the cursor position to a predefined position. For example, place the cursor at the global maximum of the selected trace.
   1. Select the trace where you want to find the global maximum.
   2. On the Measure tab, in the Measurement group, click the  Global maximum icon.