Edit and delete curves

This topic explains how to change the color of a curve, hide or unhide it, and how to delete curves from your graphs.

Change the color of a curve

When several curves are displayed in a graph, it may be useful to change the color of each of them to spot them more quickly.

A curve color can only be changed after maximizing the graph it is displayed in. For more information, see Maximize/minimize a graph.

The color picker is accessible with a click on a curve color under the Color column on the bottom right of the graph.

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To change the color of a curve, follow these steps:

  1. Select a Workspace as described in Workspace selector.

  2. In the left navigation panel, select the Dashboards view.

    The table lists the Dashboards in your Workspace.

  3. Locate the Dashboard containing the graph that you want to modify and select it by clicking on its name in green.

    NLW-DashboardSelect

    The view changes to display the selected Dashboard.

  4. Maximize the graph containing the curve(s) to be modified. For more information, see Maximize/minimize a graph.

  5. On the bottom right of the graph, click the curve color you want to modify.

  6. In the color picker, select the color of your choice in the color palette or by adjusting the cursors. You can also enter the color code.

  7. Click OK.

Hide/unhide a curve

To free a panel, you can remove temporarily one or several curves from a graph.

Follow the steps below to temporarily remove a curve. If you want to delete it definitely, see Delete a curve.

To hide/unhide a curve, follow these steps:

  1. Select a Workspace as described in Workspace selector.

  2. In the left navigation panel, select the Dashboards view.

    The table lists the Dashboards in your Workspace.

  3. Locate the Dashboard containing the panel that you want to modify and select it by clicking on its name in green.

    NLW-DashboardSelect

    The view changes to display the selected Dashboard.

  4. In the bottom of the panel, click the curve legend you want to hide.

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    The curve is hidden from the graph and its legend is greyed out.

Note: Click the greyed-out legend to make the curve visible again.

Delete a curve

To free a panel, you can delete one or several curves from a graph.

Follow the steps below to definitively delete a curve. If you want to remove it temporarily, see Hide/unhide a curve.

To delete a curve, follow these steps:

  1. Select a Workspace as described in Workspace selector.

  2. In the left navigation panel, select the Dashboards view.

    The table lists the Dashboards in your Workspace.

  3. Locate the Dashboard containing the panel that you want to modify and select it by clicking on its name in green.

    NLW-DashboardSelect

    The view changes to display the selected Dashboard.

  4. In the bottom of the panel, click the X button next to the curve legend you want to delete.

  5. Click DELETE in the confirmation pop-up.

    The curve is deleted from the graph.