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Exporting WinDaq Waveform Browser Data to a Spreadsheet Program

The following procedure illustrates how to export data from an existing WinDaq Waveform Browser file to any spreadsheet program that uses the comma-separated-value (CSV) data format. This procedure assumes you have an existing WinDaq Waveform Browser data file and it is open.

Before data can be exported, you must specify what data to export. This is done by positioning a time marker and the cursor on display window one so as to enclose the desired range of data:

Position the waveform cursor at the beginning of the range of data you wish to export (drag the left mouse button in the bottom annotation margin to position the waveform cursor).

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Set a time marker by pressing the F4 key once, by pointing to the Options menu and dragging down to Enable Time Marker, or by choosing Options Enable Time Marker with ALT, O, M keystrokes.

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Now move the waveform cursor over to the end of the range of data you wish to export (drag the left mouse button in the bottom annotation margin to move the waveform cursor).

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Point to the File menu and drag down to Save As.... This displays the Save As dialog box. Before you enter a file name, display the file storage format options. This is done by clicking the Format> button.
With the file storage formats displayed on the right side of the dialog box, click the Spreadsheet print option.
Note the Visible channels only check box at the top of the Save As dialog box. Select this option if you want to export only the visible channels in the data file. Leave this option unselected if you want to export all of the channels in the data file.
Provide a file name and click the Save button. The data within your selected range and from every channel in the file (or from only those channels that are visible, depending on the status of the Visible channels only check box) will be exported to the specified file name.