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|| '''Narration'''

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||00:01
|| Welcome to the tutorial on '''Installation of QtGrace on Windows'''

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|| 00:08
|| In this tutorial, we will learn to,

Download QtGrace software for Windows OS

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|| 00:17
|| Open QtGrace

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|| 00:20
|| Resize the graph panel

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|| 00:23
|| Load a dataset to plot a graph and

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|| 00:27
|| Save a Grace project

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|| 00:30
|| To record this tutorial, I am using,

Windows 10 OS

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|| 00:37
|| Firefox web browser 68.0

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|| 00:42
|| And working internet connection to download QtGrace

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|| 00:47
|| To follow this tutorial, Learner should be familiar with basic computer and internet skills.

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|| 00:55
|| '''QtGrace''' can be downloaded from the link shown here.

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|| 01:00
|| This is a fork of '''Grace 5.1.22''' for '''Windows''' with '''Qt SDK tools''' by '''Nokia'''.

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|| 01:11
|| Open your default web browser.

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|| 01:15
||You may use any web browser of your choice.

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|| 01:19
|| In the address bar, type '''sourgeforge.net''' and press '''Enter'''.

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|| 01:26
|| '''Sourceforge''' web page opens.

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|| 01:29
|| In the search form, type '''QtGrace''' and press '''Enter'''.

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|| 01:36
|| The web page refreshes with the search results.

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|| 01:41
|| Scroll down to locate '''QtGrace''' and click on it.

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|| 01:45
|| This goes to '''QtGrace''' project details in the '''summary''' tab.

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|| 01:51
|| The '''summary''' page shows the capabilities of the program.

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||01:56
|| Click on the '''Files''' tab to access the files required for us.

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||02:02
|| Here we can see the files that can be downloaded for different operating systems.

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||02:10
|| Click on the '''windows binary''' file to download as seen in the video.

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|| 02:16
|| The page refreshes and after a short pause, the download starts.

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|| 02:22
|| A '''Save As''' dialog box appears.

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||02:26
||Select '''Save file''' option and click on '''OK''' to download the program.

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||02:23
||Allow the file download to be completed.

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||02:37
|| For me the files are downloaded to the '''Downloads''' folder.

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|| 02:43
|| Open the '''file manager'''.

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|| 02:46
|| Go to the downloads folder in the '''file manager'''.

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|| 02:50
|| A '''compressed''' '''zip''' file for '''QtGrace''' has been downloaded here.

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|| 02:56
||Next, extract the files from the zip file.

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|| 03:00
|| Select the '''zip file''' and right click to open the context menu.

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|| 03:06
|| Choose '''Extract All'''.

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|| 03:09
||A dialog box opens prompting me to choose path.

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||03:14
|| I will keep it as is, in the '''Downloads''' folder and click on the '''Extract''' button.

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|| 03:23
|| The files are extracted and another dialog box shows the progress.

Allow the process to be completed.

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|| 03:32
|| A new '''file manager window''' opens for me showing the extracted folder.

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|| 03:39
|| The folder name and path is seen in the '''file manager'''.

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|| 03:44
|| Double click to enter in the newly created '''directory''', as seen in the '''video'''.

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|| 03:51
|| The files are extracted to this folder.

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|| 03:55
|| Next, go to the '''bin''' directory.

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||03:58
|| The '''QtGrace''' application is already compiled for you.

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|| 04:03
|| Select the '''QtGrace''' application file and double click on it.

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|| 04:09
|| The program and a '''Setup Wizard''' dialog box opens.

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|| 04:14
|| This allows the user to input program '''setting'''.

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|| 04:19
|| The user preference '''Setup Wizard''' does not open after the first time.

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|| 04:26
|| Navigate through the '''Setup wizard''' and complete it.

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|| 04:34
|| Click on '''Finish''' to close the '''setup preferences''' dialog box.

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||04:40
|| To open '''Grace''' at a later time, navigate to this bin folder again.

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|| 04:46
|| Double click on the '''QtGrace''' application file to open '''QtGrace'''.

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|| 04:53
|| Grace opens with an empty '''graph''' panel.

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|| 04:57
|| First, we will adjust the graph size to fit the viewing window to the field of view.

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||05:05
|| Observe the small squares at the corners of the plot.

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|| 05:10
|| You may see the squares in all the four corners.

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|| 05:15
|| Scroll to right and bottom using the scroll bars.

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|| 05:20
|| Double click on any one of the small squares.

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|| 05:25
|| The graph turns blue and a two direction arrow is seen.

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|| 05:30
|| Move the arrow towards top left to resize the graph size.

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|| 05:35
|| We can move the arrow in any direction.

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|| Left click at the desired position to set the size.
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|| 05:45
|| The blue highlight disappears.

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|| 05:48
|| Adjust scroll bars to view the full graph area on the screen.

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|| 05:57
|| Let us plot a straight line graph.

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|| Go to the '''Desktop'''.

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|| 06:03
|| Notice a file, '''line dot txt'''.

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|| This file is provided to you in the '''codefiles''' link of this tutorial.

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|| I have downloaded and saved it on the '''Desktop''' directory.

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|| Double click to open the file in a text editor.

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|| 06:22
|| First row starts with a '''hash''' and is a '''comment line'''.

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|| 06:27
|| Data headers may be added here.

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|| 06:31
|| Notice the two column data format.

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|| First column is x data and second column is y data.

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|| 06:41
|| The data values are tab separated.

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||06:45
|| Close the file and go back to grace window.

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|| 06:49
|| Next, we will load data to plot a graph.

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|| 06:53
|| Notice that, the axis limits are from zero to one for both axes.

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|| 07:00
|| Next, let’s load the data file to make a XY plot.

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|| Click on '''Data''' tab, '''Import''' and select '''ASCII''' format.

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|| 07:13
||A '''Grace: Read sets''' dialog box opens.

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|| In the '''Filter''' input box change '''* dot dat''' to '''* dot txt ''' and press '''Enter'''.

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|| 07:28
|| This will show the list of directories and files containing ''' dot txt''' extension.

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|| From '''Directories''' option, select '''Desktop''' folder.

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|| 07:40
|| Select the file '''line.txt'''.

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|| We will keep '''Load '''as '''Single Set'''.

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|| 07:48
|| Select '''Set Type''' as '''XY'''.

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

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||07:56
|| By default, '''Auto Scale on read''' is set to '''XY'''.

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|| Then, '''X''' and '''Y''' axis range automatically adjust to lower and higher values of data.

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

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|| 08:13
|| Click on '''Cancel''' to close the dialog box.

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|| 08:17
|| We can see a '''graph''' representing the data.

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|| '''X''' and '''Y''' limits on the '''graph''' have changed from 0 to 10.

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|| 08:27
|| Let us save the file now.

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|| 08:30
|| Click on '''File''' and select '''Save'''.

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|| 08:34
|| A '''Save project''' dialog box opens.

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|| 08:38
|| '''Dot agr''' is the preferred extension for '''Grace''' project.

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|| 08:44
|| Choose the location for the file to be saved as '''Desktop'''.

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|| 08:50
|| In the Selection text box, type file name '''line dot agr'''.

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|| 08:56
|| Click on the '''OK''' button.

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|| 08:59
|| To close '''QtGrace''' Click on '''File''' menu and '''Exit'''.

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|| 09:05
|| Let us summarize.

In this tutorial, we, Downloaded '''QtGrace''' for Windows

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|| 09:13
|| Set '''QtGrace''' user preferences

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|| 09:17
|| Resized the '''graph''' panel

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|| 09:21
|| Made a straight line graph from data in a file
and

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|| 09:26
|| Saved the '''QtGrace''' project

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|| 09:30
|| As an assignment,

Plot a graph in '''QtGrace''' using the file, '''assignment.txt''' provided with this tutorial.

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|| 09:41
|| The video at the following link summarizes the Spoken Tutorial project.

Please download and watch it.

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||09:50
||The'''Spoken Tutorial '''team: conducts workshops and gives certificates on passing online tests.

Please write to us.

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||10:01
||Please post your timed queries on this forum.

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||10:06
||Spoken Tutorial Project is funded by NMEICT, MHRD, Government of India.
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|| 10:14
|| More information on this mission is available at this link.

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|| 10:19
|| This is Rani from '''IIT Bombay.''' Thank you for joining.

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