Significance of Worksheet Markers in Data Representation

The Significance of Markers

Object markers:

• Each worksheet has a global marker that is shared by all data objects (the collective data source marker). The significance of this marker is to differentiate data that are sourced from different worksheets.
• Each worksheet row can have its own local marker, i.e., local markers identify individual or groups of data objects based on uniqueness of the local marker (defined by its symbol, color, and size). The significance of this marker is to differentiate groups of data objects (see the right-hand side image).
• When you change markers that represent data sources or groups of data objects on a graph, the change will be dynamically updated in the worksheet, and vice versa.



Variable markers:

• In a graph that displays data series, the variable markers are initially taken from a pre-set definition for identifying variables in the order they are stored in the source worksheet. You can define and hot-link marker and other properties (e.g., fill color, line thickness, type, and color) to variables (worksheet columns).

Aabel Marker Symbols

• Aabel provides 175 marker symbols, each of which can be scaled from 50 to 200% of the initial size (100%) in 20 steps.
• The Aabel marker palette also has a blank "symbol" to allow removing markers from a graph:
  This can be useful, for example, to compare regression curves without displaying data points.

Unicode Characters/Symbols/Glyphs

• The Unicode palette can hold 176 characters/symbols/glyphs, each of which can be scaled from 50 to 200% of the initial size (100%) in 20 steps.
• This palette can be customized, i.e., each item of the palette can be replaced by another Unicode character/symbol/glyph from the System character palette.