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                | dex1337 | 
                Posted - 11/16/2013 : 09:46:10 AM  Origin Ver. and Service Release (Select Help-->About Origin): 9 Operating System: W7
  Hi, I am fairly new to Origin. My problem right now is that I have categorical data, which I want to plot and then assign symbols to and not use the "assign symbol by category". I tried to create new XY colums for each category, but then it is plotted on the same "x-value". Does anyone know how I can either change the symbol of a category without using the automatic system or how can I plot categorical data which is in several columns?
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                | dex1337 | 
                Posted - 11/18/2013 : 12:57:28 PM  Thank you very much for your help! The second method did the trick.
  Thanks again!
  Best regards
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                | lkb0221 | 
                Posted - 11/18/2013 : 11:38:02 AM  Hi,
  Your quick A-B-C categorical plot uses custom symbol indexed by col(A), right? But col(A) is also the category info column, so symbol under different category will have different shape.
  So if you want A and C share the same shape/interior/color, you need a three column for index. See the example below:
  
  There is also another way. You can plot each category separately (by drag&drop) and then group them together in Layer Content dialog. Then you can customize the shape/color/interior increment list in Group tab of Plot Details dialog, without a third column.
  
  hope this would help.
  Zheng OriginLab | 
               
              
                | dex1337 | 
                Posted - 11/18/2013 : 09:01:05 AM  Hi, Thanks for your reply! Sorry, my explanation was maybe a bit misleading, it is quite hard to explain. I created a quick plot:
  
  What I want to do is change the symbols used manually and not get them assigned by the categorical column as it does right now. For example, I want to use squares for category A and C. How do I change this? | 
               
             
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