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title: "Change the layout of graphed data"
canonical: "https://help.vicon.com/space/Shogun111/13207163/Change%20the%20layout%20of%20graphed%20data"
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In the Graph Plots view, the graph plot layout options in the toolbar control the way in which data is displayed.

![image](media://c15ec5b2-4ba0-4c54-993f-5bdbd685099d)

To display these options, at the top right of the toolbar, select **Show advanced** > Macro (inline-media-image)

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> ⚠️ **Note**   
> ⚠️ Changing the layout options affects the display of all graphs within that view, so if you want a different layout for different channels, open another Graph Plots view.

The graph plot modifiers enable you to interact with the layout of the graphs in the following ways.

> Macro (scroll-only)
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> > Macro (toc)

> Macro (scroll-pagebreak)

## 
    Choose graph plot components


> Macro (scroll-tablelayout)

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| ![image](media://4fcfd985-c9db-45f9-a25d-bebebd70b351) | From the **Components** list, you can choose which components to display.<br>- Select or clear the check box on a channel type to show or hide all components of that channel.
- Select or clear the check box on a component to show or hide that component. |

## Choose subplot layout type

> Macro (scroll-tablelayout)

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| ![image](media://590b1ca1-fe18-406d-9a6f-f9f45cf1b6dc) | From the **Subplot** list, select the required layout type:<br>**Subplot Per Type** (the default layout type)<br>- A subplot is created for each component of each channel type.
- If multiple channels of the same type are active, each subplot has one trace per channel.<br>**Single Plot** mode<br>- All traces are added to a single plot.
- If different channel types are plotted in this mode, the axis label shows only common information (if any), such as the units. |

> Macro (scroll-pagebreak)

## Choose number of columns

> Macro (scroll-tablelayout)

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| ![image](media://720166a5-766e-457c-8850-5eaaf9686057) | From the **Subplot column** list, select the required number of columns used to lay out subplots (1 by default).  
If your layout mode is **Single Plot**, this list is inactive. |