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INTRODUCTION         |  1
RUNNING PLTPRG       |  1
DESCRIPTIONS OF OPTIONS    |  2
   MAIN MENU               |  2
   INPUTTING DATA INTO PLTPRG   |  2
      Keyboard input            |  3
         Input of a single column  |  3
         Input of an X-Y pair      |  3
         Input of a group of columns   |  4
         Input of a column using first, last and increment values |  5
      Reading pltprg saved data files    |  6
      Reading in non-pltprg datafiles    |  7
      Saving data  | 11
   DISPLAYING CURRENT DATA COLUMN INFORMATION  | 12
      Listing column titles  | 12
      Listing column data values  | 13
   PLOT PRESENTATIONS  | 14
      Quick plots using pltprg  | 14
      Plotting a plot presentation  | 15
         Plotting on graph paper  | 17
      Creating a plot presentation  | 18
      Plot modification  | 23
         Interactive Plot Modification | 24
         Plot Modification | 25
            Axis Data  | 25
            Curve Data  | 28
            Label Data  | 31
            Legend Data  | 34
            Text Blocks  | 38
               Adding text blocks    | 38
               Changing text blocks  | 39
                  Inserting labels   | 39
                  Adding labels      | 40
                  Changing labels    | 41
                  Changing text block parameters  | 43
            Default Values  | 44
            Reset Default Values  | 47
      Saving Plot Presentations   | 48
      Recalling Plot Presentations  | 48
   MODIFYING THE DATA      | 49
      Modifying a single column     | 49
      Modifying multiple columns   | 52
      Deleting data columns   | 56
      Scaling a data column   | 58
   DATA ANALYSIS ROUTINES     | 59
      Data interpolation    | 60
      Integration and differentiation | 63
      User analysis routines  | 65
         Creating a user analysis routine   | 66
         Executing a user analysis routine  | 68
         Modifying a user analysis routine  | 70
      Equation evaluation   | 71
      Column arithmetic     | 73
   TABLE PRESENTATIONS      | 74
      Creating a table presentation   | 74
      Modifying the table presentation  | 76
         Adding columns to the table presentation    | 76
         Inserting columns into the table    | 77
         Listing the current table presentation parameters | 78
         Changing table column parameters   | 79
         Modifying the number of spaces between the table columns  | 80
         Deleting a table column   | 82
      Printing the table  | 83
      Saving a table presentation  | 85
      Recalling a table presentation  | 85
   VIEWGRAPHS   | 86
      Creating a viewgraph  | 86
      Reading and converting text files to viewgraphs  | 88
      Modifying a viewgraph  | 89
         Adding labels   | 89
         Inserting labels  | 91
         Changing the label   | 91
         Listing the label parameters  | 92
         Deleting viewgraph labels   | 93
         Changing the viewgraph parameters  | 93
         Reducing the size of the viewgraph  | 94
   FILE DIRECTORIES   | 95
   MERGING, SORTING, AND MOVING DATA COLUMNS | 96
      Merging data columns  | 97
      Sorting data columns  | 98
      Moving data columns   | 99
VAX/VMS COMMANDS FROM WITHIN PLTPRG  |100
ABORTING FROM THE PROGRAM  |100
NOTES ON THE LABELS, COLUMN TITLES, ETC   |102
   Editing labels |102
   Changing the letter font |102
   Superscripts and subscripts   |104
APPENDIX A - DESCRIPTION OF CURVE FITS   |105
   Straight line fit  |105
   Least squares fit  |105
   Cubic spline fit   |105
   Parametric spline fit  |105
   Least squares splines  |106
   Least squares segments |107
APPENDIX B - LIMITS TO PLTPRG  |108
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LIST OF FIGURES
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Figure 1 - Plot Made Using Quick Plot (QP) Option  | 16
Figure 2 - Plot Made Using Create Presentation And Plot Presentation Options | 19
Figure 3 - Plot After Being Modified Using Modify Plot (MP) Option | 26
Figure 4 - Viewgraph Created Using The Create Viewgraph Suboption  | 87
Figure 5 - Viewgraph Created Using The Convert Text File Suboption  | 87
Figure 6 - Viewgraph After Being Modified | 90
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LIST OF TABLES
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Table 1 - Greek/Math Symbols And The Corresponding Standard Alphabet Letters|103