2.14.2.27 pef_slideshow

1 Menu Information
2 Brief Information
3 Command Line Usage
4 X-Function Execution Options
5 Variables
6 Description
7 Examples
8 Related X-Functions

Menu Information

Right-click on the folder in Project Explorer: Slide Show of Graphs

Brief Information

Slideshow of graphs within Origin

Command Line Usage

pef_slideshow end:=1 timer:=1 period:=2;

X-Function Execution Options

Please refer to the page for additional option switches when accessing the x-function from script

Variables

Display Name	Variable Name	I/O and Type	Default Value	Description
End of Show Options	end	Input int	0	Specify the operation to perform after the whole slide show is run. Option list: 0:End Show after Last Slide End the slide show after entire presentation is run 1:Hold Last Slide until 'Esc' Keep showing the last graph in the end of presentation until the Esc key is pressed. 2:Loop continuously until 'Esc' Loop the graphs over and over until the Esc key is pressed.
Slide Show Order	order	Input int	0	Specify the order of graphs in the slide show. Option list: 0:By slide indices Show the graphs in the the order of slide indices. To view slide indices in PE, make sure Project Explorer is in Detailed view mode and Slide column shows. If Slide column is hidden, right click column header in Project Explorer to check Slide context menu. To skip a graph in slide, right click the graph in Project Explorer and choose Skip Slide. By default, the slide index order is the graph creation order. To change the slide order, in Detailed view of Project Explorer, first click once on Slide column header so the graphs are sorted by slide index. Then drag a graph row up or down. The corresponding slide indice will change. E.g. To make Graph2 (slide index 2) show before Graph1 (slide index 1) in slide, when Project Explorer is sorted by Slide column, drag Graph2 above Graph1 in Project Explorer. Slide index of Graph2 becomes 1 while slide index of Graph1 becomes 2. 1:Use current folder order Show the graphs in the order as what you see in the Project Explorer. 2:Alphabetical by long name Show the graphs in the alphabetical order of their long names. 3:Alphabetical by short name Show the graphs in the alphabetical order of their short names. 4:Last modified ascending Show the graphs in the ascending order of their last modified time 5:Last modified descending Show the graphs in the descending order of their last modified time. 6:Creation ascending Show the graphs in the ascending order of their creation time. 7:Creation descending Show the graphs in the descending order of their creation time..
Automatic Show with Timer	timer	Input int	0	Specify whether to automatically show the next graph with timer.
Timer Period (sec)	period	Input double	2	It is available only when Automatic Show with Timer has been selected. It specifies the time (in seconds) a graph appears on the screen before the function switches to the next graph.
Show Graphs in Subfolders	recursive	Input int	1	Specify whether to show the graphs in subfolders.
Include Embedded Graphs	embed	Input int	0	Specify whether to export embedded graphs to PowerPoint slides.
Info Line	info	Input int	1	Specify the position to show the information about the current graph, which includes the path and the name of the graph. Option list: 0:None Do not show the information. 1:Top of Screen Show the information at the top of the screen. 2:Bottom of Screen Show the information at the bottom of the screen.

Description

This X-Function can be used to start a slide show for graphs in a specified folder. It enables you to control over the presentation. You can set the graph order, decide whether and how to automatically run the slide show.

Examples

Create a project which contains 3 graphs in the root folder and 2 graphs in the sub folder.
Right-click on the root folder in the Project Explore and select Slide Show of Graphs to open the dialog. Set the dialog settings as follows.
Click OK and you can see all graphs in a slideshow. The graphs are ordered alphabetically by the long names. Graph switching automatically happens for every 3 seconds.