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{|border=1
||'''Visual Cue'''
||'''Narration'''

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|| '''Slide Number 1'''
'''Title Slide'''
||'''Installation and Introduction to Grace.'''

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|| '''Slide Number 2'''
'''Learning Objectives'''
|| In this tutorial, we will learn to,
* Install Grace 5.1.25 in Ubuntu Linux 16.04
* Open Grace interface
* Resize the graph area
* Open an XY dataset file
* Make a straight line graph

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|| '''Slide Number 3'''
'''System and Software Requirement'''
|| To record this tutorial, I am using
* Ubuntu Linux OS version 16.04
* Grace version 5.1.25
* A working internet connection to download '''Grace.'''

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|| '''Slide Number 4'''
'''Pre-requisites'''
|| To follow this tutorial,
Learners should be familiar with basic computer and Internet skills.

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|| '''Slide Number 7'''
'''Resource link'''
|| Let us now install Grace program in Ubuntu Linux OS 16.04.
This is the official website of Grace.

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|| Cursor on Ubuntu Linux Interface.
|| First I will demonstrate to install '''Grace''' using the terminal.

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|| Cursor on Ubuntu linux interface.
Show the '''Ubuntu Desktop'''.
|| Installing '''Grace''' using the terminal, is a three step process.
Internet connectivity is required to install the software.

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|| Press the windows key on keyboard
|| Press the windows key on keyboard.

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|| Type '''terminal''' in search form
'''Press''' '''enter'''
|| Type terminal in search box that appears and press '''Enter'''.

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|| Point to the'''Terminal.'''
|| A '''terminal''' window opens.

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|| Type '''sudo apt-get update >>'''
press'''Enter'''
|| At the prompt, type '''sudo space apt hyphen get space update '''and '''press Enter'''

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|| Enter '''sudo password''' >> press '''Enter.'''
Point to installing packages.
|| If prompted for '''sudo password''', type the password and press '''Enter'''
This step updates the available packages from the Internet sources.
This process takes a few seconds to complete.

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|| Type '''sudo apt-get install grace >>'''
press''' Enter.'''
|| Next, type''' sudo space apt-get space install space grace.'''
Press''' Enter.'''

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|| '''If prompted, enter y '''
Point to the installation process steps.
|| This process takes some time to complete and installs '''Grace''' in your computer.

|-
||
|| The process may exit without installing grace with lock error.
Then, see the installation sheet for further help.

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|| At the prompt, type '''xmgrace '''>> press''' Enter.'''
Point to the Grace window.
|| To open '''Grace''' using the terminal,
at prompt type '''xmgrace '''and press '''Enter'''.
'''Grace''' window opens.

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|| Click on the '''X''' button to close the window.
|| Click on the '''X''' button on the top-left corner to close the window.

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|| Cursor on the Ubuntu linux interface.
Press the windows key on keyboard.
|| Now I will show how to open '''Grace''' using '''search your computer''' option.
Press the windows key on the keyboard.

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|| Type '''grace '''in the search box >> Press '''Enter.'''
|| In the search box, that appears type '''grace''' and press '''Enter'''.
This will open '''Grace''' program.

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|| Point to the graph panel.
Cursor on the graph.
|| '''Grace''' opens with an empty graph panel.
First, we will learn how to resize the graph panel.

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|| Point to the solid squares at the corners.
Drag the scroll bar.
Show bottom right corner or graph panel
|| There are four small solid squares at the corners of the graph panel.
Using the scroll bars, go to the bottom right corner of the graph.

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|| Hover mouse over corner.
|| click on the small black square on the bottom right corner.
You may choose any of the corner squares to resize.

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|| Double click and observe.
|| Now the graph can be resized.
The border lines may or may not be visible now.

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|| Click and drag the cursor to top left.
|| To resize drag and place the cursor at the desired position.

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|| Left click to fix the plot size.
|| Now left click, to fix the size of the graph panel.

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|| Adjust scroll bar to see full graph panel.
|| I will also adjust the scroll bars to see the full graph panel.

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|| Cursor on the Interface.
|| Now I will show how to plot a graph.

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|| '''Slide Number 8'''
'''Download File to Practise'''
||To plot the graph, download the line.txt file
The file is provided in the code files link of this tutorial
Extract the file and save it on the '''Desktop.'''

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|| Go to '''Desktop''' and show the file.
|| I have already downloaded and saved it on the '''Desktop'''.

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|| Double click to open the file.
Point to the # line.
Hover mouse over header.
|| Double click to open the file in a text editor.
First row starts with a hash and is a comment line.
This is the data header.

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|| Hover mouse over the columns.
Point to the columns.
|| Notice the two column data format.
First column is x data and second column is y data.
In this data file values are tab separated.

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|| Close the file
|| Close the file and go back to '''Grace''' window.
Next, we will load the data on Grace interface to plot a graph.

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|| Hover mouse over limits.
Cursor on the interface.
|| Notice that, the axis limits are from zero to one for both axes.
Next, let’s load the data file to make an '''XY''' plot.

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|| Click on '''Data''' tab > '''Import''' > '''ASCII'''
|| Click on '''Data''' tab, '''Import''' and select '''ASCII''' format.
A '''Grace: Read sets''' dialogue box opens.

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|| Change filter to .txt >> Press '''Enter'''.
Point to the '''* .txt''' files.
|| In the '''Filter''' input box change '''*.dat''' to '''*.txt '''and press '''Enter.'''
This will show the list of directories and files containing the '''* .txt''' files.

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|| Change directory to '''Desktop.'''
|| From '''Directories''' option, select '''Desktop''' '''folder'''.

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|| Select '''line.txt''' file
|| Select the file '''line.txt'''.

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|| Select '''load''' set to '''single set'''
|| We will keep '''Load '''as '''Single Set. '''

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|| Select '''Set Type''' as '''XY'''
|| Select '''Set Type''' as '''XY'''.

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|| Point to''' Data Source''' as '''Disk'''
|| By default, '''Data Source''' is set to '''Disk'''.

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|| Select '''Auto Scale on read''' for '''XY'''
|| By default, '''Auto Scale on read''' is set to '''XY.'''
The range of X and Y axes automatically adjusts to lower and higher values of data.

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|| Click on the '''Ok '''button.
|| Click on the '''Ok '''button to load the data.

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|| Click '''Cancel''' to close the Window.
|| Click on '''Cancel''' to close the dialogue box.

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|| Point at plot area to show straight line
|| We can see a graph representing the data.

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|| Hover mouse to limits of x-y axes.
|| X and Y limits on the graph have changed from 0 to 10.

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|| Click on File >> Save.
Point to the dialogue box.
|| Let us save the file.
Click on '''File''' and select '''Save'''.
'''Grace:Save project''' dialogue box opens.

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|| Point to '''*.agr''' extension
|| '''Dot agr''' is the preferred extension for '''grace''' plot.

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|| Change directory, to '''Desktop'''.
Type file name '''line.agr'''
|| I will choose '''Desktop''' to save the file.
In the '''Selection''' text box, type file name as '''line.agr'''

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|| Click '''OK''' button.
|| Click on the '''OK '''button to save the project.

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|| Click on File exit
|| To exit Grace, click on '''File, Exit''' or press '''control q''' on keyboard.

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||
|| Let us summarize.

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|| '''Slide Number 9'''
'''Summary'''
|| In this tutorial, we have,
* Installed Grace 5.1.25 in Ubuntu Linux 16.04
* Opened Grace interface
* Resized the graph area
* Read an ASCII data set XY and plotted a graph

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|| '''Slide Number 10'''
'''Assignment'''
|| For assignment, please do the following.
Plot a graph in '''Grace''' using the file, '''assignment.txt''' provided with this tutorial.

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|| '''Slide Number 11'''
'''Acknowledgement'''
|| The video at the following link summarizes the spoken tutorial project.
Please download and watch it.

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|| '''Slide Number 10'''
'''Spoken Tutorial workshops'''
|| The '''Spoken Tutorial Project '''team:
* conducts workshops and
* gives certificates on passing online tests.
Please write to us.

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|| '''Slide Number 11'''
'''Forum for specific questions:'''
|| Do you have questions in THIS Spoken Tutorial?
* Please visit this site
* Choose the minute and second where you have the question
* Explain your question briefly
* Someone from our team will answer them.

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|| '''Slide Number 12'''
'''Forum for specific questions:'''
|| The Spoken Tutorial forum is for specific questions on this tutorial
Please do not post unrelated and
general questions on them
This will help reduce the clutter
With less clutter, we can use this discussion as instructional material.

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|| '''Slide Number 13'''
'''Acknowledgement'''
|| Spoken Tutorial Project is funded by NMEICT, MHRD, Government of India.
More information on this mission is available at this link.

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||
|| This tutorial is contributed by''' Rani'''
Thank you for joining.

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|}

@@ Line 162: / Line 162: @@
 || '''Slide Number 6'''
 '''Download File to Practise'''
-||To plot the graph, download the '''line.txt'''' file.
+||To plot the graph, download the '''line.txt''' file.
 The file is provided in the code files link of this tutorial.
 Extract the file and save it on the '''Desktop'''.

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 || Click on '''Data''' tab, '''Import''' and select '''ASCII''' format.
-A '''Grace: Read sets''' dialogue box opens.
+A '''Grace: Read sets''' dialog box opens.
 |-
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 |-
 || Click '''Cancel''' to close the Window.
-|| Click on '''Cancel''' to close the dialogue box.
+|| Click on '''Cancel''' to close the dialog box.
 |-
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 |-
 || Click on File >> Save.
-Point to the dialogue box.
+Point to the dialog box.
 || Let us save the file.
 Click on '''File''' and select '''Save'''.
-'''Grace:Save project''' dialogue box opens.
+'''Grace:Save project''' dialog box opens.
 |-

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 || Enter '''sudo password''' >> press '''Enter.'''
 Point to installing packages.
-|| If prompted for '''sudo password''', type the password and press '''Enter'''
+|| If prompted for '''sudo password''', type the password and press '''Enter'''.
 This step updates the available packages from the Internet sources.
 This process takes a few seconds to complete.
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 || Point to the solid squares at the corners.
 Drag the scroll bar.
-Show bottom right corner or graph panel
+Show bottom right corner or graph panel.
 || There are four small solid squares at the corners of the graph panel.
 Using the scroll bars, go to the bottom right corner of the graph.
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 |-
-|| Point to '''*.agr''' extension
+|| Point to '''*.agr''' extension.
 || '''Dot agr''' is the preferred extension for '''grace''' plot.
 |-
 || Change directory, to '''Desktop'''.
-Type file name '''line.agr'''
+Type file name '''line.agr'''.
 || I will choose '''Desktop''' to save the file.
-In the '''Selection''' text box, type file name as '''line dot agr'''
+In the '''Selection''' text box, type file name as '''line dot agr'''.
 |-
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 |-
-|| Click on File exit
+|| Click on File exit.
 || To exit Grace, click on '''File, Exit''' or press '''control q''' on keyboard.

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 |-
-|| Cursor on Ubuntu linux interface.
+|| Cursor on '''Ubuntu Linux''' interface.
 Show the '''Ubuntu Desktop'''.
-|| Installing '''Grace''' using the terminal, is a three step process.
+|| Internet connectivity is required to install the software.
 Internet connectivity is required to install the software.
 |-

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 |-
 || Type '''grace '''in the search box >> Press '''Enter.'''
-|| In the search box, that appears type '''grace''' and press '''Enter'''.
+|| In the search box, that appears, type '''grace''' and press '''Enter'''.
-This will open '''Grace''' program.
+This will open the '''Grace''' program.
 |-
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 |-
 || Hover mouse over corner.
-|| click on the small black square on the bottom right corner.
+|| Double click on the small black square on the bottom right corner.
 You may choose any of the corner squares to resize.
@@ Line 163: / Line 163: @@
 || '''Slide Number 6'''
 '''Download File to Practise'''
-||To plot the graph, download the '''line.txt'''' file
+||To plot the graph, download the '''line.txt'''' file.
 The file is provided in the code files link of this tutorial.
-Extract the file and save it on the '''Desktop.'''
+Extract the file and save it on the '''Desktop'''.
 |-
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 || Change filter to .txt >> Press '''Enter'''.
 Point to the '''* .txt''' files.
-|| In the '''Filter''' input box change '''*.dat''' to '''*.txt '''and press '''Enter.'''
+|| In the '''Filter''' input box change '''*.dat''' to '''*.txt '''and press '''Enter'''.
-This will show the list of directories and files containing the '''* .txt''' files.
+This will show the list of directories and files containing '''txt''' extension.
 |-
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 |-
 || Select '''load''' set to '''single set'''
-|| We will keep '''Load '''as '''Single Set. '''
+|| We will keep '''Load '''as '''Single Set '''.
 |-
@@ Line 264: / Line 264: @@
 Type file name '''line.agr'''
 || I will choose '''Desktop''' to save the file.
-In the '''Selection''' text box, type file name as '''line.agr'''
+In the '''Selection''' text box, type file name as '''line dot agr'''
 |-

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 || '''Slide Number 1'''
 '''Title Slide'''
-||'''Installation and Introduction to Grace.'''
+||Welcome to the tutorial on '''Installation and Introduction to Grace.'''
 |-
@@ Line 15: / Line 15: @@
 * Open Grace interface
 * Resize the graph area
 * Open an XY dataset file
 * Make a straight line graph
@@ Line 24: / Line 25: @@
 * Ubuntu Linux OS version 16.04
 * Grace version 5.1.25
 * A working internet connection to download '''Grace.'''
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 || Type '''terminal''' in search form
 '''Press''' '''enter'''
-|| Type terminal in search box that appears and press '''Enter'''.
+|| Type terminal in the search box that appears and press '''Enter'''.
 |-
@@ Line 64: / Line 66: @@
 || Type '''sudo apt-get update >>'''
 press'''Enter'''
-|| At the prompt, type '''sudo space apt hyphen get space update '''and '''press Enter'''
+|| At the prompt, type '''sudo space apt hyphen get space update''' and '''press Enter'''
 |-
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 This step updates the available packages from the Internet sources.
 This process takes a few seconds to complete.
 |-
@@ Line 82: / Line 88: @@
 || '''If prompted, enter y '''
 Point to the installation process steps.
-|| This process takes some time to complete and installs '''Grace''' in your computer.
+|| This process takes sometime to complete and installs '''Grace''' in your computer.
 |-
@@ Line 88: / Line 94: @@
 || The process may exit without installing grace with lock error.
 Then, see the installation sheet for further help.
 |-

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 |-
-|| Cursor on the Ubuntu linux interface.
+|| Cursor on the Ubuntu Linux interface.
 Press the windows key on keyboard.
 || Now I will show how to open '''Grace''' using '''search your computer''' option.
@@ Line 153: / Line 153: @@
 || '''Slide Number 6'''
 '''Download File to Practise'''
-||To plot the graph, download the line.txt file
+||To plot the graph, download the '''line.txt'''' file
 The file is provided in the code files link of this tutorial.
 Extract the file and save it on the '''Desktop.'''
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 || Close the file
 || Close the file and go back to '''Grace''' window.
-Next, we will load the data on Grace interface to plot a graph.
+Next, we will load the data on '''Grace''' interface to plot a graph.
 |-
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 |-
-|| Point to''' Data Source''' as '''Disk'''
+|| Point to '''Data Source''' as '''Disk'''
 || By default, '''Data Source''' is set to '''Disk'''.

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 |-
-|| '''Slide Number 7'''
+|| '''Slide Number 5'''
 '''Resource link'''
 || Let us now install Grace program in Ubuntu Linux OS 16.04.
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 |-
-|| '''Slide Number 8'''
+|| '''Slide Number 6'''
 '''Download File to Practise'''
 ||To plot the graph, download the line.txt file
-The file is provided in the code files link of this tutorial
+The file is provided in the code files link of this tutorial.
 Extract the file and save it on the '''Desktop.'''
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 |-
-|| '''Slide Number 9'''
+|| '''Slide Number 7'''
 '''Summary'''
 || In this tutorial, we have,
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 |-
-|| '''Slide Number 10'''
+|| '''Slide Number 8'''
 '''Assignment'''
 || For assignment, please do the following.
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 |-
-|| '''Slide Number 11'''
+|| '''Slide Number 9'''
 '''Acknowledgement'''
 || The video at the following link summarizes the spoken tutorial project.